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Aesthetics - A Comprehensive Anthology, Second Edition (Paperback, 2nd Edition): S Cahn Aesthetics - A Comprehensive Anthology, Second Edition (Paperback, 2nd Edition)
S Cahn
R1,239 Discovery Miles 12 390 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

A revised second edition of the bestselling anthology on the major figures and themes in aesthetics and philosophy of art, the ideal resource for a comprehensive introduction to the study of aesthetics Aesthetics: A Comprehensive Anthology offers a well-rounded and thorough introduction to the evolution of modern thought on aesthetics. In a collection of over 60 readings, focused primarily on the Western tradition, this text includes works from key figures such as Plato, Hume, Kant, Nietzsche, Danto, and others. Broad in scope, this volume also contains contemporary works on the value of art, frequently-discussed continental texts, modern perspectives on feminist philosophy of art, and essays by authors outside of the community of academic philosophy, thereby immersing readers in an inclusive and balanced survey of aesthetics. The new second edition has been updated with contemporary essays, expanding the volume's coverage to include the value of art, artistic worth and personal taste, questions of aesthetic experience, and contemporary debates on and new theories of art. This edition also incorporates new and more standard translations of Kant's Critique of the Power of Judgment and Schopenhauer's The World as Will and Representation, as well as texts by Rousseau, Hegel, DuBois, Alain Locke, Budd, Robinson, Saito, Eaton and Levinson. Presents a comprehensive selection of introductory readings on aesthetics and philosophy of art Helps readers gain a deep historical understanding and clear perspective on contemporary questions in the field Offers new essays specifically selected to promote inclusivity and to highlight contemporary discussions Introduces new essays on topics such as environmental and everyday aesthetics, evolutionary aesthetics, and the connections between aesthetics and ethics Appropriate for both beginning and advanced students of philosophical aesthetics, this selection of texts initiates readers into the study of the foundations of and central developments in aesthetic thought.

The Enchiridion of Epictetus (Hardcover): Epictetus The Enchiridion of Epictetus (Hardcover)
Epictetus; Translated by Thomas Eliot; Illustrated by Nicholas Small
R1,015 Discovery Miles 10 150 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Motivation and Knowledge (Hardcover): Roham Ghassemi Motivation and Knowledge (Hardcover)
Roham Ghassemi
R733 Discovery Miles 7 330 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
New Philosophies of Film - An Introduction to Cinema as a Way of Thinking (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Robert Sinnerbrink New Philosophies of Film - An Introduction to Cinema as a Way of Thinking (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Robert Sinnerbrink
R2,518 Discovery Miles 25 180 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

What can philosophy teach us about cinema? Can cinema transform how we understand philosophy? How should we describe the competing approaches to philosophizing on film? New Philosophies of Film answers these questions by offering a lucid introduction to the exciting developments and contentious debates within the philosophy of film. Mapping out the conceptual terrain, it examines both analytic and continental approaches to cinema and puts forward a pluralist film philosophy, grounded in practical examples from film, documentaries and television series. Now thoroughly updated to showcase the most recent developments in the field, this 2nd edition features: · New chapters on phenomenology, cinematic ethics, philosophical documentary film and television as philosophy, incorporating feminist, socio-political, ethical and ecological approaches to cinema · Contemporary case studies including Carol, Roma, Melancholia, two Derrida documentaries, and the Netflix series Black Mirror · Expanded coverage of Gilles Deleuze and Stanley Cavell, two of the most influential philosophers of film · An updated bibliography, filmography and reading lists, with links to online resources to support further study Demonstrating how the film-philosophy encounter can open up new paths for thinking, New Philosophies of Film is an essential resource for putting interdisciplinary inquiry into practice.

I May Be Wrong - The Sunday Times Bestseller (Paperback): Bjoern Natthiko Lindeblad I May Be Wrong - The Sunday Times Bestseller (Paperback)
Bjoern Natthiko Lindeblad
R304 R275 Discovery Miles 2 750 Save R29 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

'This book really, really will stay with me forever. It's not only laced with the most incredible wisdom, but it's also gentle and beautiful and eloquent. It brought me so much joy and so much comfort' FEARNE COTTON The Sunday Times bestselling book of comfort and timeless wisdom from former forest monk, Bjoern Natthiko Lindeblad We like to think we can determine the path our life takes, but events rarely unfold the way we plan for or expect. In this international bestseller, former forest monk Bjoern Natthiko Lindeblad draws on his humbling journey towards navigating uncertainty - helping you, with kindness and good humour, to: - Let go of the small stuff - Accept the things you cannot control - Manage difficult emotions - Find stillness at busy times - Face yourself - and others - without judgment Infusing the everyday with heart and grace, this is a wise and soothing handbook for dealing with life's challenges.

Nietzsche and the Self-Revelations of a Martyr (Hardcover, New edition): Giosue Ghisalberti Nietzsche and the Self-Revelations of a Martyr (Hardcover, New edition)
Giosue Ghisalberti
R1,392 Discovery Miles 13 920 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The project examines the reasons for the many philosophical difficulties, and the failures, that Nietzsche sensed when he had concluded The Birth of Tragedy. The subsequent philosophical decision he made, on the way to reconceiving the classical ideas of tragedy, destiny, and martyrdom, allowed him to begin to conceive of what he would identify as a thinking devoted to affirmation. Everything he commits himself to writing after 1872, including the unpublished notes on myth from the Philosophenbuch, is a response to the disillusionment of his belief in Dionysos and the false promise of tragic affirmation. The Greek god had become a problem and an obstacle. Sustaining him, as a philosophical idea, was going to prove to be highly mixed; the struggle would become relentless. The Greek god is, in many ways, impossible to believe in as an ideal, in antiquity or for the present; and for a specific reason: the connection between the institution of the Dionysian festival and the religious ritual of sacrifice could not be ignored by Nietzsche. His sense of a "Dionysian nausea" has been overlooked. Tragedy and sacrifice are a binding relation in the Greek polis. Nietzsche seems to recognize the fact and commits himself to directly confronting the tragedy/sacrifice relation in all his subsequent works and with the intent on being a unique, individual resource for the truth of his self-revelations. He identifies himself with a new conception of the martyr (the witness) in order to provide an alternative to the classical martyr as the victim of violence and death and who, moreover, is executed by the state. Socrates and Jesus are omni-present for him. Nietzsche presents himself as new world-historical alternative and the self-revelations of a witness for the individuals he will often call (especially in Thus Spoke Zarathustra) his friends and neighbours and disciples. Is the whole of his philosophical enterprise successful? Do his self-revelations lead to the creation of the free spirit and therefore give him some assurance about the future of his legacy? Or does his commitment to the eternal recurrence, for example, lead him to a terrible realization? The study presents the force of Nietzsche's thought as he created the resources, which he hoped could be effectively transferred to a reader, to begin to create an affirmative reality he defines from out of the fullness of the free spirit and the philosopher.

I Don't Need No Rocking Chair - Just Yet (Hardcover): K. B. Chandra Raj I Don't Need No Rocking Chair - Just Yet (Hardcover)
K. B. Chandra Raj
R614 Discovery Miles 6 140 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Flatland - A Romance of Many Dimensions (Hardcover): Edwin A. Abbott Flatland - A Romance of Many Dimensions (Hardcover)
Edwin A. Abbott
R794 Discovery Miles 7 940 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Dispelling the Fog - Critical Essays on Amoris Laetitia (Hardcover): Lukas Novak, Marie Tejklova (Eds ) Dispelling the Fog - Critical Essays on Amoris Laetitia (Hardcover)
Lukas Novak, Marie Tejklova (Eds )
R1,297 Discovery Miles 12 970 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Swirling Symmetry - Thoughts and Images on Mathematics, Motion & Pattern (Hardcover): Sandra Delozier Coleman Swirling Symmetry - Thoughts and Images on Mathematics, Motion & Pattern (Hardcover)
Sandra Delozier Coleman; Illustrated by Sandra Delozier Coleman, Sarah Robin Coleman
R712 Discovery Miles 7 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Utopia - The Influential Classic (Hardcover): Thomas More Utopia - The Influential Classic (Hardcover)
Thomas More; Series edited by Tom Butler-Bowdon; Introduction by Niall Kishtainy
R343 R275 Discovery Miles 2 750 Save R68 (20%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

What we can learn from a Renaissance nowhere In 1516, a book was published in Latin with the enigmatic Greek-derived word as its title. Utopia--which could mean either "good-place" or "no-place"--gives a traveler's account of a newly discovered island somewhere in the New World where the inhabitants enjoy a social order based purely on natural reason and justice. As the traveler describes the harmony, prosperity, and equality found there, a dramatic contrast is drawn between the ideal community he portrays and the poverty, crime, and often frightening political conditions of 16th century Europe. Written by Sir Thomas More (1477-1535)--then a rising intellectual star of the Renaissance and ultimately the advisor and friend of Henry VIII who was executed for his devoutly Catholic opposition to the king--Utopia is as complex as its author. In the form of a Platonic dialogue, Utopia explores topics such as money, property, crime, education, religious tolerance, euthanasia, and feminism. Claimed as a paean to communism (Lenin had More's name inscribed on a statue in Moscow) as often as it has been seen as a defense of traditional medieval values, Utopia began the lineage of utopian thinkers who use storytelling to explore new possibilities for human society--and remains as relevant today as when it was written in Antwerp 500 years ago. Explore the issues like feminism, euthanasia, and equality through Renaissance eyes Early communist tract or a defense of medieval values? You decide. Peer inside the enigmatic mind of the man who dared stand up to Henry VIII Appreciate the postmodern possibilities of Platonic dialogue Part of the bestselling Capstone Classics series edited by Tom Butler-Bowdon, this edition features an introduction from writer, economist, and historian Niall Kishtainy.

The Basics - Instruction Manual for Life on Planet Earth (Hardcover): R.J. Morton The Basics - Instruction Manual for Life on Planet Earth (Hardcover)
R.J. Morton
R471 R440 Discovery Miles 4 400 Save R31 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Spirit Teaches a Simple Seeker - The Art of Timeless Wisdom - Book Three (Hardcover): Jean Whitred Spirit Teaches a Simple Seeker - The Art of Timeless Wisdom - Book Three (Hardcover)
Jean Whitred
R820 Discovery Miles 8 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Thus Spoke Zarathustra - The Philosophy Classic (Hardcover): F Nietzsche Thus Spoke Zarathustra - The Philosophy Classic (Hardcover)
F Nietzsche
R396 R327 Discovery Miles 3 270 Save R69 (17%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

A startling and thought-provoking work from one of the most powerful philosophers in the Western canon Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Philosophy Classic, is Friedrich Nietzsche's classic masterpiece of philosophy and literature. Nietzsche writes from the perspective of Zarathustra who, after years of meditation, has come down from a mountain to provide his wisdom to an unsuspecting world. He offers enduring observations on God, the UEbermensch, the will to power, and the nature of human beings. This deluxe hardback Capstone edition includes an insightful introduction from leading Nietzsche scholar Dirk R. Johnson Perfect for students and scholars of philosophy, literature and history, Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Philosophy Classic belongs in the libraries of anyone interested in the philosophy of Nietzsche and in his powerful explorations of God, life, power, and humanity.

Enter Through The Narrow Gate - It's All or Nothing (Hardcover): Danny Clifford Enter Through The Narrow Gate - It's All or Nothing (Hardcover)
Danny Clifford
R928 Discovery Miles 9 280 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Soul of Man (Hardcover): Oscar Wilde The Soul of Man (Hardcover)
Oscar Wilde
R970 Discovery Miles 9 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Elisha - A Man of Gentleness and Self-Control (Hardcover): Rediesha Allen Elisha - A Man of Gentleness and Self-Control (Hardcover)
Rediesha Allen; Illustrated by Hatice Bayramoglu
R505 Discovery Miles 5 050 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Recent Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Liver Diseases (Hardcover): Hirayuki Enomoto Recent Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Liver Diseases (Hardcover)
Hirayuki Enomoto
R1,003 Discovery Miles 10 030 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Make It Scream, Make It Burn - Essays (Paperback): Leslie Jamison Make It Scream, Make It Burn - Essays (Paperback)
Leslie Jamison
R482 R447 Discovery Miles 4 470 Save R35 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
On the Shortness of Life (Hardcover): Seneca On the Shortness of Life (Hardcover)
Seneca
R539 Discovery Miles 5 390 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Stop the Downward Spiral - Everything the person in your life who struggles with depression wishes you knew. (Hardcover): Karen... Stop the Downward Spiral - Everything the person in your life who struggles with depression wishes you knew. (Hardcover)
Karen Gibbs; Foreword by Kary Oberbrunner
R709 R630 Discovery Miles 6 300 Save R79 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
An Ironic Approach to the Absolute - Schlegel's Poetic Mysticism (Paperback): Karolin Mirzakhan An Ironic Approach to the Absolute - Schlegel's Poetic Mysticism (Paperback)
Karolin Mirzakhan
R1,035 Discovery Miles 10 350 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

An Ironic Approach to the Absolute: Schlegel's Poetic Mysticism brings Friedrich Schlegel's ironic fragments in dialogue with the Dao De Jing and John Ashbery's Flow Chart to argue that poetic texts offer an intuition of the whole because they resist the reader's desire to comprehend them fully. Karolin Mirzakhan argues that although Schlegel's ironic fragments proclaim their incompleteness in both their form and their content, they are the primary means for facilitating an intuition of the Absolute. Focusing on the techniques by which texts remain open, empty, or ungraspable, Mirzakhan's analysis uncovers the methods that authors use to cultivate the agility of mind necessary for their readers to intuit the Absolute. Mirzakhan develops the term "poetic mysticism" to describe the experience of the Absolute made possible by particular textual moments,examining the Dao De Jing and Flow Chart to provide an original account of the striving to know the Absolute that is non-linear, non-totalizing, and attuned to non-presence. This conversation with ancient and contemporary poetic texts enacts the romantic imperative to join philosophy with poetry and advances a clearer communication of the notion of the Absolute that emerges from Schlegel's romantic philosophy.

Van-Dalismo - Collected Works 2008-2015 of Van Gross, Md-Contrarian, Contriver, Explorer, Survivor, Truth Teller, Soothsayer... Van-Dalismo - Collected Works 2008-2015 of Van Gross, Md-Contrarian, Contriver, Explorer, Survivor, Truth Teller, Soothsayer and Outlier (Hardcover)
Kenneth Bruce Van Gross
R811 Discovery Miles 8 110 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
As a Man Thinketh, Volume 1 (Hardcover): James Allen As a Man Thinketh, Volume 1 (Hardcover)
James Allen 1
R233 R178 Discovery Miles 1 780 Save R55 (24%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days
From The Beginning (Hardcover): James A Madison From The Beginning (Hardcover)
James A Madison
R1,035 Discovery Miles 10 350 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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