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  • Aesthetic Life and Why It Matters

    par Dominic Lopes, Bence Nanay, Nick Riggle ...
    Collections series Thinking Art
    As the sunset swings into view, you think, "That's beautiful." You take a bite of cake and you think, "Wow, that's sweet"-maybe too sweet. You hear that new song and it blows you away. You play it for your friends. The novel is wonderful, the movie disappoints, the dress looked better in the store. Aesthetic Life and Why It Matters offers three new answers to Socrates's great question about how we ... En savoir plus

    $28.79 CAD

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  • Meaning in Life and Why It Matters

    par Susan Wolf, John Koethe, Nomy Arpaly, Jonathan Haidt, Robert McC. Adams ...
    Collections series The University Center for Human Values Series
    A fresh reflection on what makes life meaningfulMost people, including philosophers, tend to classify human motives as falling into one of two categories: the egoistic or the altruistic, the self-interested or the moral. According to Susan Wolf, however, much of what motivates us does not comfortably fit into this scheme. Often we act neither for our own sake nor out of duty or an impersonal ... En savoir plus

    $29.69 CAD

  • The Elements of Academic Style

    Writing for the Humanities

    par Eric Hayot ...
    Eric Hayot teaches graduate students and faculty in literary and cultural studies how to think and write like a professional scholar. From granular concerns, such as sentence structure and grammar, to big-picture issues, such as adhering to genre patterns for successful research and publishing and developing productive and rewarding writing habits, Hayot helps ambitious students, newly minted Ph.D ... En savoir plus

    $27.99 CAD

  • Sad Love

    Romance and the Search for Meaning

    par Carrie Jenkins ...
    As a woman with a husband and other partners, philosopher Carrie Jenkins knows that love is complicated.Love is most often associated with happiness, satisfaction and pleasure. But it has a darker side we ignore at our peril. Love is often an uncomfortable and difficult feeling. The people we love can let us down badly. And the ways we love are often quite different to the romantic ideals society ... En savoir plus

    $20.99 CAD

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  • Writing without Teachers

    par Peter Elbow ...
    In Writing Without Teachers, well-known advocate of innovative teaching methods Peter Elbow outlines a practical program for learning how to write. His approach is especially helpful to people who get "stuck" or blocked in their writing, and is equally useful for writing fiction, poetry, and essays, as well as reports, lectures, and memos. The core of Elbow's thinking is a challenge against ... En savoir plus

    $17.59 CAD

  • Beyond Art

    par Dominic McIver Lopes ...
    Dominic McIver Lopes articulates and defends a 'buck passing theory of art', namely that a work of art is nothing but a work in one of the arts. Having traced philosophical interest in theories of art to a reaction to certain puzzle cases of avant-garde art, he argues that none of the theories that have dominated philosophy since the 1960s adequately copes with these works. Whereas these theories ... En savoir plus

    $31.99 CAD

  • Rewriting

    How To Do Things With Texts

    par Joseph Harris ...
    "Like all writers, intellectuals need to say something new and say it well. But unlike many other writers, what intellectuals have to say is bound up with the books we are reading . . . and the ideas of the people we are talking with."What are the moves that an academic writer makes? How does writing as an intellectual change the way we work from sources? In Rewriting, a textbook for the ... En savoir plus

    $25.29 CAD

  • This Beauty

    A Philosophy of Being Alive

    par Nick Riggle ...
    An acclaimed philosopher and new father argues that engaging with beauty can make life worth livingYou didn’t choose to live this life, in this body, in these conditions—this delicate and difficult life. Yet when you consider that your existence is fleeting, an inspired sense of urgency can spring forth. Say you often hike with a friend. One day, they propose that you skydive instead. You’re ... En savoir plus

    $21.99 CAD

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  • Father Figure

    How to Be a Feminist Dad

    par Jordan Shapiro ...
    A thoughtful and "utterly mind-blowing" exploration of fatherhood and masculinity in the 21st century (New York Times).There are hundreds of books on parenting, and with good reason—becoming a parent is scary, difficult, and life-changing. But when it comes to books about parenting identity, rather than the nuts and bolts of raising children, nearly all are about what it's like to be a mother ... En savoir plus

    $17.99 CAD

  • Hooked

    Art and Attachment

    par Rita Felski ...
    "Examines the way we connect to novels, films, paintings and music, and argues that our enthusiasms should be an integral part of conversations about art." —Helen Thaventhiran, London Review of BooksHow does a novel entice or enlist us? How does a song surprise or seduce us? Why do we bristle when a friend belittles a book we love, or fall into a funk when a favored TV series comes to an end? What ... En savoir plus

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    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

  • Informal Logical Fallacies

    A Brief Guide

    par Jacob E. Van Vleet ...
    Critical thinking is now needed more than ever. This accessible and engaging book provides the necessary tools to question and challenge the discourse that surrounds us -- whether in the media, the classroom, or everyday conversation. Additionally, it offers readers a deeper understanding of the foundations of analytical thought.Informal Logical Fallacies: A Brief Guide is a systematic and concise ... En savoir plus

    $43.99 CAD

  • Communication Uncovered: General Semantics and Media Ecology

    par Corey Anton ...
    In this highly readable and well-arranged compilation-including his much-celebrated "The Practice of Reading Good Books" and award-winning "Playing with Bateson"-Corey Anton brings together some of his most accessible and well-received essays. The collection, in addition to advancing and integrating the fields of media ecology and general semantics, will be of great interest to people who are ... En savoir plus

    $9.61 CAD