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Meditations

by Marcus Aurelius ...

The great Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus famously wrote down and collected his thoughts and reflections, a summa of his outlook on life and how he thought it should be lived. This collection, commonly known as the Meditations (though he just called it "to himself"), survives as a central document of Stoic thought and has remained immensely popular through the ages. Marcus Aurelius is ... Read more

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The great Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus famously wrote down and collected his thoughts and reflections, a summa of his outlook on life and how he thought it should be lived. This collection, commonly known as the Meditations (though he just called it "to himself"), survives as a central document of Stoic thought and has remained immensely popular through the ages. Marcus Aurelius is
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Candide

(Annotated)

by Voltaire ...

Includes the prologue “If this is the best of possible worlds, what then are the others?” by the editor.This book, newly updated, contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure!"Candide" is an accessible masterpiece which demonstrated to the world Volatire's genius as a satirist. The eponymous Candide is a young man tutored by an optimist who is convinced ... Read more

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Includes the prologue “If this is the best of possible worlds, what then are the others?” by the editor.This book, newly updated, contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure!"Candide" is an accessible masterpiece which demonstrated to the world Volatire's genius as a satirist. The eponymous Candide is a young man tutored by an optimist who is convinced
... Read more
The Architecture of Happiness

by Alain De Botton ...

Bestselling author Alain de Botton considers how our private homes and public edifices influence how we feel, and how we could build dwellings in which we would stand a better chance of happiness.In this witty, erudite look at how we shape, and are shaped by, our surroundings, Alain de Botton applies Stendhal’s motto that “Beauty is the promise of happiness” to the spaces we inhabit daily. Why ... Read more

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Bestselling author Alain de Botton considers how our private homes and public edifices influence how we feel, and how we could build dwellings in which we would stand a better chance of happiness.In this witty, erudite look at how we shape, and are shaped by, our surroundings, Alain de Botton applies Stendhal’s motto that “Beauty is the promise of happiness” to the spaces we inhabit daily. Why
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Plato: The Complete Works (31 Books)

The Definitive Collection of Philosophical Classics

by Plato ...

Translated by Benjamin Jowett ...

Embark on a profound intellectual journey with "Plato: The Complete Works," a comprehensive collection of the timeless philosophical inquiries by one of the founding figures in Western philosophy. This e-book edition provides a window into the mind of a genius whose dialogues have shaped our understanding of reality, ethics, and knowledge for over two millennia. Delve into the depths of the human ... Read more

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Embark on a profound intellectual journey with "Plato: The Complete Works," a comprehensive collection of the timeless philosophical inquiries by one of the founding figures in Western philosophy. This e-book edition provides a window into the mind of a genius whose dialogues have shaped our understanding of reality, ethics, and knowledge for over two millennia. Delve into the depths of the human
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Reclaiming Art in the Age of Artifice

by J.F. Martel ...

A compelling call to rediscover the transformative power of art in an age of distraction, coercion, and spectacle – featuring an introduction from Pulitzer Prize–winning author Donna TarttIn Reclaiming Art in the Age of Artifice, J. F. Martel offers a compelling and incisive meditation on the nature of art in a world dominated by invasive media, rampant consumer culture, and artificial ... Read more

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A compelling call to rediscover the transformative power of art in an age of distraction, coercion, and spectacle – featuring an introduction from Pulitzer Prize–winning author Donna TarttIn Reclaiming Art in the Age of Artifice, J. F. Martel offers a compelling and incisive meditation on the nature of art in a world dominated by invasive media, rampant consumer culture, and artificial
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Saying What One Thinks

by Léa Salje ...

Saying what one thinks can be difficult; sometimes one knows that a thought is there, but it takes time and effort to find its proper articulation. This book is about articulatory self-knowledge, or the sort of knowledge about one's own mind that results from successful attempts to articulate evasive thoughts of this kind. Rather than account for this phenomenon as mere verbal blockage or ... Read more

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Saying what one thinks can be difficult; sometimes one knows that a thought is there, but it takes time and effort to find its proper articulation. This book is about articulatory self-knowledge, or the sort of knowledge about one's own mind that results from successful attempts to articulate evasive thoughts of this kind. Rather than account for this phenomenon as mere verbal blockage or
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Ways of Seeing

by John Berger ...

Series series Penguin Modern Classics
How do we see the world around us? The Penguin on Design series includes the works of creative thinkers whose writings on art, design and the media have changed our vision forever."Seeing comes before words. The child looks and recognizes before it can speak.""But there is also another sense in which seeing comes before words. It is seeing which establishes our place in the surrounding world; we ... Read more

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How do we see the world around us? The Penguin on Design series includes the works of creative thinkers whose writings on art, design and the media have changed our vision forever."Seeing comes before words. The child looks and recognizes before it can speak.""But there is also another sense in which seeing comes before words. It is seeing which establishes our place in the surrounding world; we
... Read more
Simple Forms

Legend, Saga, Myth, Riddle, Saying, Case, Memorabile, Fairytale, Joke

by André Jolles ...

Translated by Peter J. Schwartz ...

A seminal text in literary theory available in English for the first timeLegend, saga, myth, riddle, saying, case, memorabile, fairy tale, joke: André Jolles understands each of these nine “simple forms” as the reflection in language of a distinct mode of human engagement with the world and thus as a basic structuring principle of literary narrative. Published in German in 1929 and long recognized ... Read more

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A seminal text in literary theory available in English for the first timeLegend, saga, myth, riddle, saying, case, memorabile, fairy tale, joke: André Jolles understands each of these nine “simple forms” as the reflection in language of a distinct mode of human engagement with the world and thus as a basic structuring principle of literary narrative. Published in German in 1929 and long recognized
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The Art of Law in the International Community

by Mary Ellen O'Connell ...

Series Book 23 - Hersch Lauterpacht Memorial Lectures
International law evolved to end and prevent armed conflict as much as for any other reason. Yet, the law against war appears weaker today than ever in its long history, evidenced by raging armed conflicts in which people are killed, injured, and forcibly displaced. The environment is devastated, and the planet impoverished. These consequences can be traced to the dominant ideology of realism. In ... Read more

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International law evolved to end and prevent armed conflict as much as for any other reason. Yet, the law against war appears weaker today than ever in its long history, evidenced by raging armed conflicts in which people are killed, injured, and forcibly displaced. The environment is devastated, and the planet impoverished. These consequences can be traced to the dominant ideology of realism. In
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Eye Chart

by Professor William Germano ...

Series series Object Lessons
Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Desert nomads tested their vision by distinguishing a pair of stars. But we have since created more disquieting ways to test the strength of the eyes.Reading the eye chart is an exercise in failure, since it only gets interesting when you cannot read any further. It is the opposite of ... Read more

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Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Desert nomads tested their vision by distinguishing a pair of stars. But we have since created more disquieting ways to test the strength of the eyes.Reading the eye chart is an exercise in failure, since it only gets interesting when you cannot read any further. It is the opposite of
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Crossing the Threshold

Etheric Imagination in the Post-Kantian Process Philosophy of Schelling and Whitehead

by Matthew David Segall ...

This book is a philosophical experiment in thinking, feeling, and willing beyond the transcendental threshold of Immanuel Kant's critical philosophy. It draws inspiration from the organic process philosophies of F. W. J. Schelling and A. N. Whitehead to articulate a descendental aesthetic ontology showing the way across the epistemological chasm that Kant's critiques hewed between knowledge and ... Read more

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This book is a philosophical experiment in thinking, feeling, and willing beyond the transcendental threshold of Immanuel Kant's critical philosophy. It draws inspiration from the organic process philosophies of F. W. J. Schelling and A. N. Whitehead to articulate a descendental aesthetic ontology showing the way across the epistemological chasm that Kant's critiques hewed between knowledge and
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Confessions of a Heretic, Revised Edition

by Roger Scruton ...

A revised edition of the Notting Hill Editions essay collection by the late Sir Roger Scruton with a new introduction by Douglas Murray.Confessions of a Heretic is a collection of provocative essays by the influential social commentator and polemicist Roger Scruton. Each “confession” reveals aspects of the author’s thinking that his critics would probably have advised him to keep to himself. In ... Read more

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A revised edition of the Notting Hill Editions essay collection by the late Sir Roger Scruton with a new introduction by Douglas Murray.Confessions of a Heretic is a collection of provocative essays by the influential social commentator and polemicist Roger Scruton. Each “confession” reveals aspects of the author’s thinking that his critics would probably have advised him to keep to himself. In
... Read more
J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit"

Realizing History Through Fantasy: A Critical Companion

by Robert T. Tally Jr. ...

Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
This book is a critical introduction to J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, but it also advances an argument about the novel in the context of Tolkien’s larger literary and philosophical project. Notwithstanding its canonical place in the fantasy genre, The Hobbit is ultimately a historical novel. It does not refer directly to any “real” historical events, but it both enacts and conceptualizes history in ... Read more

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This book is a critical introduction to J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, but it also advances an argument about the novel in the context of Tolkien’s larger literary and philosophical project. Notwithstanding its canonical place in the fantasy genre, The Hobbit is ultimately a historical novel. It does not refer directly to any “real” historical events, but it both enacts and conceptualizes history in
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A Rasa Reader

Classical Indian Aesthetics

by Sheldon Pollock ...

Series series Historical Sourcebooks in Classical Indian Thought
From the early years of the Common Era to 1700, Indian intellectuals explored with unparalleled subtlety the place of emotion in art. Their investigations led to the deconstruction of art's formal structures and broader inquiries into the pleasure of tragic tales. Rasa, or taste, was the word they chose to describe art's aesthetics, and their passionate effort to pin down these phenomena became ... Read more

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From the early years of the Common Era to 1700, Indian intellectuals explored with unparalleled subtlety the place of emotion in art. Their investigations led to the deconstruction of art's formal structures and broader inquiries into the pleasure of tragic tales. Rasa, or taste, was the word they chose to describe art's aesthetics, and their passionate effort to pin down these phenomena became
... Read more
Beauty and the End of Art

Wittgenstein, Plurality and Perception

by Sonia Sedivy ...

Beauty and the End of Art shows how a resurgence of interest in beauty and a sense of ending in Western art are challenging us to rethink art, beauty and their relationship. By arguing that Wittgenstein's later work and contemporary theory of perception offer just what we need for a unified approach to art and beauty, Sonia Sedivy provides new answers to these contemporary challenges. These new ... Read more

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Beauty and the End of Art shows how a resurgence of interest in beauty and a sense of ending in Western art are challenging us to rethink art, beauty and their relationship. By arguing that Wittgenstein's later work and contemporary theory of perception offer just what we need for a unified approach to art and beauty, Sonia Sedivy provides new answers to these contemporary challenges. These new
... Read more
Aesthetics: The Key Thinkers

Edited by Professor Alessandro Giovannelli ...

Series series Key Thinkers
Aesthetics: The Key Thinkers offers a comprehensive historical overview of the field of aesthetics. Eighteen specially commissioned essays introduce and explore the contributions of those philosophers who have shaped the subject, from its origins in the work of the ancient Greeks to contemporary developments in the 21st Century.The book reconstructs the history of aesthetics, clearly illustrating ... Read more

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Aesthetics: The Key Thinkers offers a comprehensive historical overview of the field of aesthetics. Eighteen specially commissioned essays introduce and explore the contributions of those philosophers who have shaped the subject, from its origins in the work of the ancient Greeks to contemporary developments in the 21st Century.The book reconstructs the history of aesthetics, clearly illustrating
... Read more
The Last Human Question: How AI is Growing Up With You

by Ali Taraghijah ...

In an age where artificial intelligence shapes everything from our daily routines to global warfare, one haunting question lingers: What does it mean to be human in a world run by machines?The Last Human Question: How AI is Growing Up With You takes readers on a gripping, emotionally charged, and deeply intellectual journey through the world we're building—and the selves we're potentially losing. ... Read more

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In an age where artificial intelligence shapes everything from our daily routines to global warfare, one haunting question lingers: What does it mean to be human in a world run by machines?The Last Human Question: How AI is Growing Up With You takes readers on a gripping, emotionally charged, and deeply intellectual journey through the world we're building—and the selves we're potentially losing.
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Why Sound Matters

by Damon Krukowski ...

Series series Why X Matters Series
A poignant consideration of the material aspect of sound and how it fundamentally shapes our experience of the world, both in its presence and absenceFrom the joyous communal connections fostered through shared auditory experience to the devastating impact of noise pollution in the deep sea, musician and author Damon Krukowski urges readers to reconsider the significance of sound and its role in ... Read more

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A poignant consideration of the material aspect of sound and how it fundamentally shapes our experience of the world, both in its presence and absenceFrom the joyous communal connections fostered through shared auditory experience to the devastating impact of noise pollution in the deep sea, musician and author Damon Krukowski urges readers to reconsider the significance of sound and its role in
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The Emancipated Spectator

by Jacques Ranciere ...

The theorists of art and film commonly depict the modern audience as aesthetically and politically passive. In response, both artists and thinkers have sought to transform the spectator into an active agent and the spectacle into a communal performance.In this follow-up to the acclaimed The Future of the Image, Rancière takes a radically different approach to this attempted emancipation. First ... Read more

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The theorists of art and film commonly depict the modern audience as aesthetically and politically passive. In response, both artists and thinkers have sought to transform the spectator into an active agent and the spectacle into a communal performance.In this follow-up to the acclaimed The Future of the Image, Rancière takes a radically different approach to this attempted emancipation. First
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Cinémas politiques, lecture esthétique

Cinq thèses sur l'engagement des films

by Raphaël Jaudon ...

Series series Cinéma, émergences-résurgences
Le cinéma politique ne cesse de résister à la possibilité d’une définition claire et unique malgré les nombreux travaux d’histoire et de théorie du cinéma qui lui sont consacrés. Il n’y a pas un mais des cinémas politiques, parfois très éloignés dans leur conception de l’engagement. Ce livre propose un panorama des manières d’envisager les relations entre cinéma et politique. Il mobilise pour cela ... Read more

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Le cinéma politique ne cesse de résister à la possibilité d’une définition claire et unique malgré les nombreux travaux d’histoire et de théorie du cinéma qui lui sont consacrés. Il n’y a pas un mais des cinémas politiques, parfois très éloignés dans leur conception de l’engagement. Ce livre propose un panorama des manières d’envisager les relations entre cinéma et politique. Il mobilise pour cela
... Read more
Stroller

by Amanda Parrish Morgan ...

Series series Object Lessons
The Best Books of 2022, The New YorkerObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Among the many things expectant parents are told to buy, none is a more visible symbol of status and parenting philosophy than a stroller. Although its association with wealth dates back to the invention of the first pram in the 1700s, in recent decades, ... Read more

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The Best Books of 2022, The New YorkerObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Among the many things expectant parents are told to buy, none is a more visible symbol of status and parenting philosophy than a stroller. Although its association with wealth dates back to the invention of the first pram in the 1700s, in recent decades,
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The Principles of Art

by R. G. Collingwood ...

R. G. Collingwood’s disquisition is a pioneering academic work on the philosophy of art.The Principles of Art was first published in 1923. This prolific philosophical essay argues various theories regarding the doctrine of art, the meaning and uses of the word itself, and the psychological theories behind artistic practices. R. G. Collingwood addresses Plato’s Republic, which is often thought of ... Read more

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R. G. Collingwood’s disquisition is a pioneering academic work on the philosophy of art.The Principles of Art was first published in 1923. This prolific philosophical essay argues various theories regarding the doctrine of art, the meaning and uses of the word itself, and the psychological theories behind artistic practices. R. G. Collingwood addresses Plato’s Republic, which is often thought of
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Office

by Dr. Sheila Liming ...

Series series Object Lessons
Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.From its origins in the late 19th century to its decline in the 21st, Sheila Liming's Office narrates a cultural history of a place that has arguably been the primary site of labor in the postmodern economy.During the post-war decades of the 20th century, the office rose to prominence in ... Read more

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Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.From its origins in the late 19th century to its decline in the 21st, Sheila Liming's Office narrates a cultural history of a place that has arguably been the primary site of labor in the postmodern economy.During the post-war decades of the 20th century, the office rose to prominence in
... Read more
The Sense of Beauty: Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory

Enriched edition. Exploring Beauty: Unveiling the Aesthetic Essence

by George Santayana, Crispin Hargrove ...

In 'The Sense of Beauty: Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory,' George Santayana delves into the philosophical underpinnings of beauty and aesthetic experience. This seminal work, characterized by its lyrical prose and rigorous argumentation, presents a comprehensive exploration of aesthetic theory, combining insights from empirical observation and psychological analysis. Santayana navigates the ... Read more

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In 'The Sense of Beauty: Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory,' George Santayana delves into the philosophical underpinnings of beauty and aesthetic experience. This seminal work, characterized by its lyrical prose and rigorous argumentation, presents a comprehensive exploration of aesthetic theory, combining insights from empirical observation and psychological analysis. Santayana navigates the
... Read more

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