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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.
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.
'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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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