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  • Design And Truth

    par Robert Grudin ...
    “If good design tells the truth,” writes Robert Grudin in this path-breaking book on esthetics and authority, “poor design  tells a lie,  a lie usually related . . . to the  getting or  abusing of power.”From the ornate cathedrals of Renaissance Europe to the much-maligned Ford Edsel of the late 1950s, all products of human design communicate much more than their mere intended functions. Design ... En savoir plus

    $19.99 CAD

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  • On Humour

    par Simon Critchley ...
    Collections series Thinking in Action
    Does humour make us human, or do the cats and dogs laugh along with us? On Humour is a fascinating, beautifully written and funny book on what humour can tell us about being human. Simon Critchley skilfully probes some of the most perennial but least understood aspects of humour, such as our tendency to laugh at animals and our bodies, why we mock death with comedy and why we think it's funny when ... En savoir plus

    $53.99 CAD

  • Death-Devoted Heart

    Sex and the Sacred in Wagner's Tristan and Isolde

    par Roger Scruton ...
    A tale of forbidden love and inevitable death, the medieval legend of Tristan and Isolde recounts the story of two lovers unknowingly drinking a magic potion and ultimately dying in one another's arms. While critics have lauded Wagner's Tristan and Isolde for the originality and subtlety of the music, they have denounced the drama as a "mere trifle"--a rendering of Wagner's forbidden love for ... En savoir plus

    $38.39 CAD

  • Listen

    A History of Our Ears

    par Peter Szendy ...
    An enlightening exploration of the concept of listening and the evolving role of the listener from Beethoven to Charlie Parker to contemporary remixing.In this intimate meditation on listening, Peter Szendy examines what the role of the listener is, and has been, through the centuries. The roles of the composer and the musician are clear, but where exactly does the listener stand in relation to ... En savoir plus

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  • Eric Rohmer

    Filmmaker and Philosopher

    Collections series Philosophical Filmmakers
    Rohmer is one of the most popular French directors of the second half of the 20th century, one of the members of the famous Nouvelle Vague that reconstituted French cinema based on the theoretical principles articulated in the Cahiers du Cinéma – from whose editorship he was fired when the conservative Catholic opposed its turn toward politicization. Like some of his colleagues, Rohmer is ... En savoir plus

    $37.99 CAD

  • Rethinking Aesthetics

    The Role of Body in Design

    Modifié par Ritu Bhatt ...
    Rethinking Aesthetics is the first book to bring together prominent voices in the fields of architecture, philosophy, aesthetics, and cognitive sciences to radically rethink the relationship between body and design. These essays argue that aesthetic experiences can be nurtured at any moment in everyday life, thanks to recent discoveries by researchers in neuroscience, phenomenology, somatics, and ... En savoir plus

    $116.99 CAD

  • Tree

    par Matthew Battles ...
    Collections series Object Lessons
    Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Tree explores the forms, uses, and alliances of this living object's entanglement with humanity, from antiquity to the present. Trees tower over us and yet fade into background. Their lifespan outstrips ours, and yet their wisdom remains inscrutable, treasured up in the heartwood. They serve ... En savoir plus

    $15.99 CAD

  • Panaesthetics

    On the Unity and Diversity of the Arts

    par Daniel Albright ...
    Collections series Anthony Hecht Lectures in Humanities
    While comparative literature is a well-recognized field of study, the notion of comparative arts remains unfamiliar to many. In this fascinating book, Daniel Albright addresses the fundamental question of comparative arts: Are there many different arts, or is there one art which takes different forms? He considers various artistic media, especially literature, music, and painting, to discover ... En savoir plus

    $32.99 CAD

  • The Sublime

    From Antiquity to the Present

    Modifié par Timothy M. Costelloe ...
    This volume offers readers a unique and comprehensive overview of theoretical perspectives on 'the sublime', the singular aesthetic response elicited by phenomena that move viewers by transcending and overwhelming them. The book consists of an editor's introduction and fifteen chapters written from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. Part One examines philosophical approaches advanced ... En savoir plus

    $40.99 CAD

  • Philosophers on Music

    Experience, Meaning, and Work

    Modifié par Kathleen Stock ...
    Collections series Mind Association Occasional Series
    Philosophers on Music: Experience, Meaning, and Work presents significant new contributions to central issues in the philosophy of music, written by leading philosophers working in the analytic tradition. Music is an increasingly popular object of reflection for professional philosophers, as it raises special questions not only of relevance to music practitioners, theorists, and philosophers of ... En savoir plus

    $46.39 CAD

  • Race, Philosophy, and Film

    Collections series Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy
    This collection fills a gap in the current literature in philosophy and film by focusing on the question: How would thinking in philosophy and film be transformed if race were formally incorporated moved from its margins to the center?The collection’s contributors anchor their discussions of race through considerations of specific films and television series, which serve as illustrative examples ... En savoir plus

    $101.68 CAD

  • Jesus Dub

    Theology, Music and Social Change

    par Robert Beckford ...
    Robert Beckford explores the dialogue between two central institutions in African Caribbean life: the church and the dancehall. He highlights how Dub – one of the central features of dancehall culture – can be mobilized as a framework for re-evaluating theology, taking apart doctrine and reconstructing it under the influence of a guiding theme.Engaging with the social and cultural heritage that ... En savoir plus

    $83.81 CAD