Philosophy: aesthetics Books

Book SynopsisHailed as one of America''s original art forms, film has the distinctive character of crossing high and low art. But film has done more than this. According to American philosopher Stanley Cavell, film was also a place where America in the 1930s and 1940s did its thinking, a tradition that was taken up and enriched throughout world cinema. Can film indeed think? That is, can film do the work of philosophy?Following Cavell''s lead to think along the tear of the analytic-continental traditions, this book draws from both sides of the philosophical divide to reflect on this question. Spanning generations and disciplines, pondering everything from art house classics to mainstream blockbusters, Thinking Film: Philosophy at the Movies aims to fling open the doors to this conversation on all sides. Inquiring into both philosophy''s word on film and film''s word to philosophy, the interdisciplinary dialogue of this book traverses the conceptual and the particular as it considers how filmTrade ReviewFrom the groundbreaking works of Cavell and Deleuze, through contemporary philosophies of film, to a philosophical working through of particular films, this book provides a detailed guide to some of the most important philosophical work on film of the last half-century. Kearney and Littlejohn have done something remarkable here. * Joseph Westfall, Professor of Philosophy, University of Houston-Downtown, USA *Table of ContentsIntroduction – Richard Kearney and M. E. Littlejohn Part 1. Classic Philosophers on Film 1. The Thought of Movies, Stanley Cavell 2. On Cinema, Gilles Deleuze Part 2: Thinking on Films 3. Film as Philosophy and Cinematic Thinking, Robert Sinnerbrink 4. Theory, Therapy and Classic Hollywood Movies, M.E. Littlejohn 5. Missing Mothers/Desiring Daughters: Framing the Sight of Women, Naomi Scheman 6. Why is ‘Leap Year’ not a Cavellian Comedy of Remarriage?, Stephen Mulhall 7. Film and Television as Forms of Shared Experience, Sandra Laugier 8. What Does it Mean to Have A Cinematic Idea? Deleuze and Kurosawa’s Stray Dog, David Deamer 9. The Active Eye (Revisted): Toward a Phenomenology of Cinematic Movement, Vivian Sobchack 10. Rethinking Monster Movies: Men In Black, Alien Resurrection and Apocalypse Now, Richard Kearney 11. A Plural Transcendence: When Film Does Phenomenology, Anna Westin 12. I Wake up Screaming: Kansas and Beyond, Anthony Steinbock 13. Mediating Fairy Stories in Words and Images: Warring Magics in J.R.R. Tolkien and Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings, Stephanie Rumpza Part 3: Thinking with Films 14. On Wim Wender’s Paris, Texas, Richard Kearney 15. On Larissa Shepitko’s The Ascent, Fanny Howe 16. On Jim Jarmusch’s Paterson, Brian Treanor 17. On Sidney Lumet’s Serpico, Sam B. Girgus 18. On Antwone Fisher’s Antwone Fisher, Alberto G. Urquidez 19. On Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Our Little Sister, Paul Freaney 20. On Lars Von Trier’s The House that Jack Built, John Panteleimon Manoussakis 21. On Robert Bresson’s Diary of a Country Priest, J. E. Grefenstette 22. On Luchino Visconti’s Death in Venice, Joseph S. O’Leary 23. On Andrei Tarkovsky’s Andrei Rublev, Patrick Hederman 24. On Krzysztof Kieslowski’s Double Life of Veronique, Joseph Kickasola 25. On Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful 8, Matthew Clemente 26. On Wes Anderson’s The Royal Tenenbaums, John Fardy 27. On Persichetti, Ramsey, and Rothman’s Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse, Anne M. Carpenter 28. On the Dardenne Brothers’ The Young Ahmed, Joel Mayward 29. On John Huston’s The Dead, Magnus Ferguson 30. On Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life, Jason Wirth

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Book SynopsisElaborating the history, variety, pervasiveness, and function of the adornments and ornaments with which we beautify ourselves, this book takes in human prehistory, ancient civilizations, hunter-foragers, and present-day industrial societies to tell a captivating story of hair, skin, and make-up practices across times and cultures. From the decline of the hat, the function of jewelry and popularity of tattooing to the wealth of grave goods found in the Upper Paleolithic burials and body painting of the Nuba, we see that there is no one who does not adorn themselves, their possessions, or their environment. But what messages do these adornments send? Drawing on aesthetics, evolutionary history, archaeology, ethology, anthropology, psychology, cultural history, and gender studies, Stephen Davies brings together African, Australian and North and South American indigenous cultures and unites them around the theme of adornment. He shows us that adorning is one of the few social behaviorTrade ReviewThe wondrous array of body ornaments pictured here itself adorns a wide-ranging, learned, accessible, and fascinating discussion of aesthetics by distinguished philosopher Stephen Davies. Adornment is not only a feast for the eyes but for the mind. * Ellen Dissanayake, author of What Is Art For? and Homo Aestheticus *Decoration is often dismissed as trivial, but Davies shows how deep-seated and functional the human impulse to decorate is. He argues that it is nothing less than one of our most fundamental modes of communication. This fascinating tour of adornment is bound to transform readers’ outlook, drawing attention to the aesthetic embellishments that we add to everything we touch. * Kathleen M. Higgins, Professor of Philosophy, The University of Texas at Austin, USA *This work sets itself as the pinnacle of the philosophical debate on adornment and self-decoration. Holding the key-concept of “making special through aesthetic enhancement”, Davies enlightens the merging of pleasure, symbolic value and communicative tasks at place in the practice of adorning. The result comforts with sharp analyses and arguments the priority of the aesthetic attitude on any other such as the religious and moral ones. * Fabrizio Desideri, Professor of Aesthetics, Florence University, Italy *[W]ritten from a scholarly perspective, with a clarity of writing and little academic jargon, the book can engage anyone interested in the subject. * The Journal of Dress History *A great book and very easy to read ... It's highly accessible and easily understood despite the fact that [it deals] with some really complicated concepts. * New Books Network *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments List of Illustrations Preface 1. The Sungir Children 2. What Adornment is 3. Bodily Adornment Practices 4. Aesthetics and Adornment in Prehistory 5. Differences Between Men and Women 6. Body-Painting and Makeup 7. Scarification and Tattoos 8. Piercings, Plugs and Jewelry 9. Clothing 10. Bali: Sungir Writ Large Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe appreciation of nature and natural beauty demands our attention as environmental issues become ever more urgent. In this timely introduction, Glenn Parsons provides an overview of philosophical work on the aesthetics of nature, identifying key conceptual questions, clarifying central theories, and analyzing the ethical ramifications of our experience of natural beauty. Outlining five major approaches to understanding the aesthetic value of nature, this second edition explores the aesthetic appreciation of nature as it occurs in wilderness, in gardens, and in the context of appreciating environmental art. Now updated to cover recent developments in the field, it includes: A new chapter on the sublime, the picturesque, and the beautiful Expanded discussion of empirical and evolutionary accounts of nature appreciation, as well as the appreciation of the environment in non-Western cultures A new chapter on the aesthetic appreciation oTrade ReviewWeaving together ideas from an impressively wide range of authors, this volume will be of remarkable value to newcomers and experts alike, across the Environmental Humanities. Glenn Parsons' writing is exceptionally clear and accessible, all while being precise and faithful to original sources. If there were only one book I could suggest on the topic, it would be this one. * Levi Tenen, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Kettering University, USA *This text fills a critical omission in the discussion of aesthetics and nature. Parsons captures aesthetic approaches to nature and does so through an exhaustive list of genres such as painting, sculpture, film, literature and more. All the big names in the field are represented as well as movements and schools. The text is essential for scholars in the burgeoning field of literature and the environment, and groups such as the Association for Studies in Literature and the Environment. * Peter Quigley, Peter Quigley, Professor of English, retired, University of Hawaii, Manoa, USA *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction: Aesthetics and Nature from an Analytic Perspective 1. The Conceptual Background: Nature 1.1 The end of Nature? 1.2 Is Nature a Useful concept? 1.3 Some Alternatives: Wilderness, Landscape, Environment 2. The Conceptual Background: Beauty and Aesthetic Value 2.1 Beauty 2.2 The Sublime, the Picturesque and the Aesthetic 2.3 Two Questions About Aesthetic Value 2.4 Two Accounts of Aesthetic Value 3. Imagination, Belief and Aesthetic Judgement 3.1 From Ethics to Ice Cream 3.2 Thought Contents 3.3 Anything goes? A Relativist Approach 3.4 Objections to the Relativist Approach 4. Formalism 4.1 Traditional Formalism 4.2 Strengths of Formalism 4.3 Quantification and Formalism in Empirical Landscape Assessment 4.4 Objections to Traditional Formalism 4.5 Zangwill’s Formalism 5. Science and the Aesthetics of Nature 5.1 Science and the nature critic 5.2 Another Turn in the Taste for Landscape? Positive Aesthetics 5.3 Objections to the science-based approach 5.4 The Fusion Problem 6. Pluralism 6.1 A Modest Pluralism 6.2 Robust Pluralism 6.3 Problems for Robust Pluralism (two arguments redux) 6.4 Modest Pluralism Again 7. Nature and the Aesthetics of Engagement 7.1 The Challenge to Disinterestedness 7.2 An Engaged Aesthetics of Nature 7.3 Problems for Berleant’s Engaged Aesthetic 7.4 Engagement, Unity, and the Aesthetic 8. Animals 8.1 Appreciating Animals 8.2 Normative Questions 8.3 Are there ugly species? 9. Aesthetic Issues in Environmental Protection, Restoration and Rewilding 9.1 Aesthetic Protection in Theory and Practice 9.2 Two Issues for Aesthetic Protection 9.3 Aesthetic Protection, Ethics, and the Problem of Taste 9.4 Biodiversity and the Politics of Aesthetic Protection 9.5 Aesthetic Remediation, Restoration and Rewilding 10. The Sublime, the Picturesque, and the Beautiful 10.1 Rise and Fall of the Sublime 10.2 Contemporary Theories of the Sublime 10.3 Reappraising the Picturesque 10.4 Beauty, Taste and Love of Place 11. Nature in the Garden 11.1 The Garden as Nature 11.2 The Garden as Art 11.3 Is Nature Essential to the Garden? 11.4 Appreciating Gardens: Interaction, Achievement, Atmosphere 12. Art In Nature 12.1 The Ethics of Environmental Art: Four Questions 12.2 Is Environmental Art an Aesthetic Affront to Nature? 12.3 Is the Effrontery Charge Justified? 12.4 Is the Effrontery Charge Coherent? 13. Nature Through Art: Mediated Appreciation 13.1 Mediated Appreciation 13.2 Two Problems for Mediated Appreciation 13.3 Beyond Accuracy: Generative Mediation 14. Epilogue: Aesthetics in the Anthropocene? Philosophical and Empirical Challenges Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisMartin Heidegger's (1889-1976) criticism of Friedrich Nietzsche's nihilism represented a turn' in his thought. In this new and perceptive book, Dominic Kelly explores nihilism through the work of two relatively modern and much studied philosophers; Heidegger and Nietzsche and shows how Heidegger began to think in a way that was not solely philosophical and instead used poetry to achieve a new relation to being. In doing so, Heidegger was able to move past Nietzsche's concepts and thus, nihilism itself. Through his exploration of Heidegger's journey to a form of thinking beyond the philosophical then, Kelly exposes nihilism's crucial place in Continental philosophy and has written a book that is essential for students and academics working in Heidegger studies. Kelly's engagement with Heidegger's more poetic philosophy also benefits students of metaphysics, the philosophy of art and aesthetics, and visual culture more widely. By putting nihilism into its historical context and examiningTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Nietzsche and the Threat of Nihilism 2. The Possibility of an Other Beginning 3. Language as the House of Being 4. Hölderlin and the Possibility of Poetry Conclusion Endnotes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisChristopher Nolan is the writer and director of Hollywood blockbusters like The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises, and also of arthouse films like Memento and Inception. Underlying his staggering commercial success however, is a darker sensibility that questions the veracity of human knowledge, the allure of appearance over reality and the latent disorder in contemporary society. This appreciation of the sinister owes a huge debt to philosophy and especially modern thinkers like Friedrich Nietzsche, Sigmund Freud and Jacques Derrida. Taking a thematic approach to Nolan's oeuvre, Robbie Goh examines how the director's postmodern inclinations manifest themselves in non-linearity, causal agnosticism, the threat of social anarchy and the frequent use of the mise en abyme, while running counter to these are narratives of heroism, moral responsibility and the dignity of human choice. For Goh, Nolan is a reluctant postmodernist'. His films reflect the cTrade ReviewA magisterial sweep over a multifold canvas. At once auteur, social critic, genie, and moralist, Goh’s Nolan is a layered and evolving medium for our times. From the restless noir of the earliest works, to the historical gravitas of the most recent, Goh’s survey penetrates intricacies and opens new perceptions. A must-read study on a crucial oeuvre for critics, students, filmmakers and fans alike. * Lauren M.E. Goodlad, Professor of English, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA *With deft handling of Christopher Nolan’s diverse oeuvre, Robbie Goh puts forward a strong argument for the philosophical depths of films such as Inception, Dunkirk, and The Dark Knight. Taking readers through Nolan’s audio-visual medium, Goh interrogates the place of the individual in a decaying social structure, questions the production of truth, and finds reasons for hope. * S. Brent Plate, author of "Religion and Film: Cinema and the Re-Creation of the World" *Table of Contents1. Christopher Nolan as Philosophical Filmmaker: Themes and Influences 2. Postmodernism and Cynicism 3. The Moral Turn: Against Postmodernism 4. Nolan’s Heroes as Philosophers 5. Film Narrative and/as Philosophy

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Book SynopsisThere is fast-growing awareness of the role atmospheres play in architecture. Of equal interest to contemporary architectural practice as it is to aesthetic theory, this ''atmospheric turn'' owes much to the work of the German philosopher Gernot Böhme. Atmospheric Architectures: The Aesthetics of Felt Spaces brings together Böhme''s most seminal writings on the subject, through chapters selected from his classic books and articles, many of which have hitherto only been available in German. This is the only translated version authorised by Böhme himself, and is the first coherent collection deploying a consistent terminology. It is a work which will provide rich references and a theoretical framework for ongoing discussions about atmospheres and their relations to architectural and urban spaces. Combining philosophy with architecture, design, landscape design, scenography, music, art criticism, and visual arts, the essays together provide a key to the concepts that motivate Trade ReviewA fascinating collection of essays by the German philosopher Gernot Böhme . . . the essays are thoughtfully translated, and usefully introduced, in a way that will make Bohme’s work accessible and engaging to a wide audience. The message of the book is inspirational in its shift from the study of objects toward experience, and it will sit nicely among similarly motivated titles in Bloomsbury Academic’s impressively burgeoning architecture library. * Interstices: Journal of Architecture and Related Arts, 18 *Table of ContentsForeword: ‘Ecstasies’ by Professor Mark Dorrian (University of Edinburgh) Towards the Inside of Atmospheres: Translator’s Introduction Atmosphere, a basic concept of a new aesthetic New Aesthetics Benjamin’s aura The concept of atmosphere in Hermann Schmitz’ philosophy The ecstasies of things Making atmospheres The critical potential of an aesthetics of atmospheres Conclusion The Ecstasies of Things: Ontology and aesthetics of thingness Subjectivism in aesthetics Terminological differentiations The prevalence of the thing in ontology Life within the world of things The closure of the thing within the main ontological models Alternative thing models The Thing Conclusion: Ontology and aesthetics Material Splendour: A Contribution to the Critique of Aesthetic Economy A golden ladle Material aesthetics Material beauty Particle board Internal design and invisible aesthetics Contribution to the critique of aesthetic economy Atmospheres in Architecture Weather and feelings Architecture and felt space Atmospheres as the subject matter of architecture The perception of architecture Architecture and space The atmosphere of a city Conclusion The Presence of Living Bodies in Space Developments in architecture and art history What is the space of bodily presence? Disposition Actuality and reality Atmospheres of Human Communication The utterly familiar Radiance Actualisation and disturbance of interpersonal atmospheres Contributions Learning to Live with Atmospheres: A new Aesthetic Humanist Education Objectives of aesthetic education Schiller’s On the aesthetic education of man in a series of letters Aesthetic humanist education under the conditions of technical civilisation and aesthetic economy Atmosphere as the object and medium of aesthetic education The Grand Concert of the World Introduction Modern art and the aesthetics of atmospheres The aesthetic conquest of acoustic space Music and soundscape, or the music of the soundscape Acoustic atmospheres Conclusion The Voice in Spaces of Bodily Presence Spatial sounds The rehabilitation of the voice The voice as an articulation of bodily presence Conclusion Light and Space The phenomenology of light Cleared space The space of light Lights in space Things appearing in light Light on things Lighting The Art of Staging as a Paradigm for an Aesthetics of Atmospheres Producing atmospheres Atmosphere – a well-known but extremely vague phenomenon Aesthetics of reception and production Fantastic art/unreliable fabrication Conclusion: the art of staging Church Atmospheres The numinous and the profanization of church spaces Sacred twilight – diaphanous light Silence and the Sublime Stone and space Genius Loci Afterword: ‘Atmospheres to Think About’ by Professor David Leatherbarrow (University of Pennsylvania) References Index

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Book SynopsisWhen our smartphones distract us, much more is at stake than a momentary lapse of attention. Our use of smartphones can interfere with the building-blocks of meaningfulness and the actions that shape our self-identity. By analyzing social interactions and evolving experiences, Roholt reveals the mechanisms of smartphone-distraction that impact our meaningful projects and activities. Roholt's conception of meaning in life draws from a disparate group of philosophers Susan Wolf, John Dewey, Hubert Dreyfus, Martin Heidegger, and Albert Borgmann. Central to Roholt's argument are what Borgmann calls focal practices: dinners with friends, running, a college seminar, attending sporting events. As a recurring example, Roholt develops the classification of musical instruments as focal things, contending that musical performance can be fruitfully understood as a focal practice. Through this exploration of what generates meaning in life, Roholt makes us rethink the place we allow smartphoneTrade ReviewThis is no neo-Luddite broadside against smartphones but a clear and careful philosophical exploration of what makes life meaningful and how smartphones use can either serve or undermine such meaning. Taking aim at the heart of our present age, Roholt’s book is consistently insightful and provocative. * Iain Thomson, Professor of Philosophy, University of New Mexico, USA *Tiger Roholt's Distracted from Meaning is an invaluable account of how the smartphone revolution impedes our pursuit of a meaningful life. Exploring overlooked ways that smartphones replace genuine experiences with unfocused fragmentation, Roholt details how they routinely and cumulatively undercut their purpose as a device for social engagement. * Theodore Gracyk, Professor of Philosophy and Humanities, Minnesota State University Moorhead, USA *Tiger Roholt explores how one of the most pervasive devices of the contemporary world—our smartphones—can distract us from the things that matter most. Distracted From Meaning is a useful guide for reorienting ourselves with regard to our devices, and reclaiming what is most meaningful in our lives. * Robert Rosenberger, Associate Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, and President-Elect of the Society for Philosophy and Technology, USA *[T]he author follows a phenomenological and descriptive goal, and for that reason this is a perfect book to better understand the theoretical shapes and forms of smartphones and of our relation with them ...[T]his is a brilliant book of philosophy of smartphones, as in on or about smartphones, ...It is a useful descriptive essay, not an instruction manual. * Teaching Philosophy *Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Distraction 3. Developed experience 4. Meaning in life 5. Focal things and practices 6. Identity-work 7. A note of cautious optimism Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisEugen Fink (1905-1975) was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Freiburg, Germany.Stefano Marino is Associate Professor of Aesthetics at the University of Bologna, Italy.Giovanni Matteucci is Full Professor of Aesthetics at the University of Bologna, Italy.Trade ReviewThrough a detailed and in-depth contextualization of Fink’s thought, [Marino and Matteucci] succeed in highlighting its topicality by comprehensively outlining his discourse on fashion as a philosophical question, being highly controversial today. * Phenomenological Reviews *An important historical document of fashion theory, revealing the deep ambiguities and dialectics that the allegedly superficial phenomenon of fashion shares with our fundamental human condition. * Richard Shusterman, author of Thinking through the Body: Essays in Somaesthetics *Essential reading for anyone interested in recovering the philosophical depth of appearances. This compelling work, beautifully translated alongside a superb new Introduction, is here rediscovered in its first English edition. * Gwen Grewal, The New School, USA *Table of ContentsIntroduction, by Stefano Marino and Giovanni Matteucci …So That the Meaning is Evident (Introduction), by Walter Spengler 1. The Magical Powers of Fashion 2. The Social Phenomenon of Fashion 3. Fashion – The Wish to Be Always Different 4. Appeal and Performance of Fashion 5. Fashion Has Many Faces 6. Leadership or Seduction in Fashion 7. Is Fashion Existentially Justified? Glossary Index of names

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Book SynopsisWhat designers do and how we all, as users of designed things, live with their products raises fundamental philosophical questions about how we should live, and how the nature of design work and good design relates to our lives. Jeffrey Petts presents a holistic and pragmatist approach to the philosophy of design. Acknowledging the importance of function in design without downplaying the aesthetic dimension, Petts relates the manner of evaluating design to the designing process itself as demonstrated in the work of, for example, William Morris, Walter Gropius and Bauhaus, Charles and Ray Eames, and Dieter Rams. This metacritical and everyday approach to the philosophy of design expresses a commitment to real aesthetics, connecting concrete issues in both practice and experience to philosophical ideas, and reveals the role aesthetics plays in considerations about the good life.Trade ReviewThis informative and probing study serves as both a sure-footed guide to the philosophy of design and an original contribution to its debates not least through the focus given to the role of design—artefact or environment—in everyday life and in human flourishing. Illuminating and pleasantly readable. * Peter Lamarque, Professor of Philosophy, University of York, UK *This book is poised to become a mainstay in the emerging and much needed field of the philosophy of design. As such it will serve both scholars and practitioners alike. * Pradeep A. Dhillon, Emerita Associate Professor, Education Policy, Organization and Leadership, University of Illinois, USA *Petts reviews design activities and products seriously by examining their fundamentals through philosophical thoughts, and sees how some designers have applied ethical and ecological concerns in their exemplary work. His book is superb and inspiring in addressing how apology statements made by contemporary designers can be conceived for our better living. * Eva Kit Wah Man, Chair Professor of Humanities, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong *Through critically analyzing a rich array of examples, Petts argues that design is fundamentally an aesthetic matter informed by people’s experience of living with objects and environments, rather than simply fulfilling basic needs and functionality. The book establishes a new direction of exploration for both aesthetics and design studies. * Yuriko Saito, Professor Emerita of Philosophy, Rhode Island School of Design, USA *Table of ContentsList of Figures Introduction Part I. Design and Philosophy 1. Design from Philosophical Perspectives 2. Aesthetic Functionalism about Design 3. Design and Aesthetics of the Everyday Part II. Design Work 4. The Personal Experience of Designed Things 5. The Beauty of Life: Design and Everyday Living 6. Designing Communities and the Good Life Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisEncounters in the Arts, Literature, and Philosophy focuses on chance and scripted encounters as sites of tensions and alliances where new forms, ideas, meanings, interpretations, and theories can emerge. By moving beyond the realm of traditional hermeneutics, Jérôme Brillaud and Virginie Greene have compiled a volume that vitally illustrates how reading encounters represented in artefacts, texts, and films is a vibrant and dynamic mode of encountering and interpreting.With contributions from esteemed academics such as Christie McDonald, Pierre Saint-Amand, Susan Suleiman, and Jean-Jacques Nattiez, this book is a multidisciplinary collaboration between scholars from a range of disciplines including philosophy, literature, musicology, and film studies. It uses examples chiefly from French culture and covers the Early Modern era to the twentieth century, while providing a thorough and representative array of theoretical and hermeneutical approaches.Trade ReviewAn impressive collection of some of the most talented scholars in French and European Studies. The authors formulate a concept of “encountering” as alternatively a “falling into place” and as a “convergence” – concepts that get to the heart of what good criticism does, namely to “take the risk of meeting anew.” Encounters with God, encounters with eighteenth-century women writers, encounters with music and the visual arts, encounters with others – the range of topics and first-rate scholarship attests to Christie McDonald’s enduring influence and inspiration on literary and cultural studies. * Patrick M. Bray, Associate Professor of French, University College London, UK *Written in honor of Christie McDonald, whose work has analyzed encounters from Rousseau to Proust to Derrida, the fascinating essays in this collection do much more than celebrate a remarkable career; they theorize the concept of the encounter, which lies at the heart of the creative process and at the very foundation of what we do as critics and scholars. * Maurice Samuels, Betty Jane Anlyan Professor of French, Yale University, USA *The reader will find in this book not only a marvelous catalogue of encounters in and with a variety of cultural productions and their rich contexts, but also a thick, interactive map of human encounters, anchored by nodal points both intellectual and affective. * Lia Nicole Brozgal, Associate Professor, European Languages and Transcultural Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, USA *Table of ContentsList of Plates Notes on Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Encountering the Divine: On the Cognition of God in Early French Christian Humanism, Jacob Vance, New England Conservatory, USA 2. Event and Invention: Reading Montaigne and Rousseau Through Deleuze, Tom Conley, Harvard University, USA 3. Encountering Venture: Dissonance, Deceit, Autobiography, Pierre Saint-Amand, Yale University, USA 4. Colonial Encounters of “La Belle et la Bête”, Kylie Sago, Harvard University, USA 5. Missed Connections: Literary History and Saint-Aubin’s Le Danger des liaisons, Sanam Nader-Esfahani, Amherst College, USA 6. Rejected Encounters with Women Writers: The Case of Les Pensées errantes, Caleb Shelburne, Harvard University, USA 7. Encountering Women Writers and their Texts: Louise de Keralio’s Pioneering Anthology, Vicki Mistacco, Wellesley College, USA 8. Châtelet, Lavoisier, Charrière: Negotiating the Borderlands of the Republic of Letters, Ian Van Wye, Independent Scholar 9. Women’s Fictions and Translations in Support of Enlightenment Values, Monique Moser-Verrey, Université de Montréal, Canada 10. Stowe meets Thomas: What is Literary Property? Gary Wihl, Washington University, USA 11. Form Encounters Sense: the Semiological Dimensions of Wagnerian Anti-Semitism, Jean-Jacques Nattiez, Université de Montréal, Canada 12. “Un autre moi-même”: Between the Self and the Other in Proust’s Correspondence, François Proulx, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA 13. Ekphrasing as Encounter: “Try Say” with Georges Didi-Huberman and Hélène Cixous, Ginette Michaud, Université de Montréal, Canada 14. Caring for Encounters, Verena Conley, Harvard University, USA 15. Private Lives, Public History: Encountering the Filmmaker István Szabó, Susan Rubin Suleiman, Harvard University, USA 16. Creation and Re-creation Across Cultures and Disciplines: Tahitian Encounters from Bougainville to Gauguin and Beyond, Christie McDonald, Harvard University, USA

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Book SynopsisArt has always been central to moments of great social change. From the avant-garde to the ages of revolution, the act of rebellious creation has been crucial to bringing people and ideas together. However, in an increasingly fractured world characterised by upheaval and crisis, what role can art play in ushering in transformation?Malcolm Miles offers a guide to contemporary art and activism, setting it firmly within the context of the avant garde and its legacies in the postwar period. He explores the rise of direct action to replace representational politics in organizations like Occupy and Extinction Rebellion, and in the movements to destroy or remove statues of slavers, and finds parallels in anti-institutional art practices. By engaging with the significant theoretical innovations of the last 50 years modernism, postmodernism and contemporary critical thinking - Miles provides both an overview of political aesthetics and an introduction to how art activism works in its most memoTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Introduction Part One: Avant-Gardes 1. Signed In Red. The First Avant-Garde 2. Blue Voids. The Modernist Avant-Garde And The Permanence Of Art Part Two: Theories and Critiques 3. Society as a Work of Art? 4. States of Exception 5. Saying The Unsayable Part Three: Critical Practices 6. After The Statues 7. Exhibiting Dissent 8. Revolution is Sublime 9. Beauty is Convulsive Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe cinema of Theo Angelopoulos is celebrated as challenging the status quo. From the political films of the 1970s through to the more existential works of his later career, Vrasidis Karalis argues for a coherent and nuanced philosophy underpinning Angelopoulos'' work. The political force of his films, including the classic The Travelling Players (1975), gave way to more essayistic works exploring identity, love, loss, memory and, ultimately, mortality. This development of sensibilities is charted along with the key cultural moments informing Angelopoulos' shifting thinking. From Voyage to Cythera (1984) until his last film, The Dust of Time (2009), Angelopoulos' problematic heroes in search of meaning and purpose engaged with the thinking of Plato, Mark, Heidegger, Arendt and Luckacs, both implicitly and explicitly.Theo Angelopoulos also explores the rich visual language and ocular poetics' of Angelopopulos' oeuvre and his mastery of communicating profunditTrade ReviewThis book has impressively decoded the potential of philosophical complexities in Angelopoulos' films. Vrasidas Karalis has un-framed the director's cinematic language from traditional filmic reasoning and previously marked spatiotemporal ocular 'slowness', to reach the anti-rhetorical interpretation in terms of: visuality, aesthetics and logic towards Angelopoulos' art. * Grzegorz Pamrów, CEO, Speakers' Avenue, Educational Film Collective, Poland *Vrasidas Karalis’s new book on the inexhaustible, profound and mysterious cinema of Theo Angelopoulos offers a bold and original argument. Can philosophical thinking occur purely through the work of images, without standard plots and characters? Karalis affirms and demonstrates this possibility in all its historical complexity. It’s an extraordinary achievement. * Adrian Martin, Adjunct Professor of Film and Media Studies, Monash University, Australia *Table of Contents1. Introduction: against the historicist imprisonment of art 2. The quest for existential poesis Or Prelude to Theo Angelopoulos’ Iconosophy 3. On First Encountering Theo Angelopoulos Or on the Existential Grounding of films 4. On Seeing films Philosophically Or from Politics to Existence 5. On Being, Loss & Memory Or the social ontology of historicity 6. On Redemption: Saving the Phenomena and the Dread of Shadows in Eternity and a Day 7. The Risk of Being Tempted by the ‘Déjà vu’ Or on the Ontological Sublime 8. Visual Essay: The Discovery of the Psyche Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisAesthetics and the philosophy of art are about things in the world things like the Mona Lisa, but also things like horror movies, things like the ugliest dog in the world, and things like wallpaper. There's a surprising amount of philosophical content to be found in wallpaper. Using a case-driven approach, Introducing Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art is grounded in real-world examples that propel thought, debate, and discussion about the nature of art and beauty. Now in its third edition, this tried-and-tested text features fresh cases and new activities. Hands-on Do Aesthetics! activities pepper the text, and Challenge Cases appear at the end of each chapter to test intuitions, to complicate the field of discussion, and to set a path forward. Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Yellow Wall-Paper serves as a recurring case throughout, and this edition includes the full text of this classic short story. From classical debates that continue to bother philosoTrade ReviewHick's lively and comprehensive introduction manages a remarkable feat: it remains student-friendly while keeping a keen eye trained on historical figures and also carefully navigating contemporary debates. I'm excited to teach with this new edition. Highly recommended. * Sam Cowling, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Denison University, USA *Interesting examples continue to draw us into the concepts and theories of philosophy, but in addition, the chapters now include case studies and challenges. This is an excellent text for helping students grapple in their own way with the aesthetic values of nature and art, and the associated ethical issues. * Jennifer A. McMahon, Professor of Philosophy, The University of Adelaide, Australia *Hick does something I’ve never seen another author of an introductory Philosophy of Art and Aesthetics textbook do, and that’s make it fun. With a point of engagement at every turn, the reader can't help but feel like they're an active part of a conversation. A thing of beauty! * Christy Mag Uidhir, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Houston, USA *Table of ContentsPreface to the Third Edition Introduction: Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art, An Extremely Brief History 1: Defining Art 2: Interpretation and Intention 3: Aesthetic Properties and Evaluation 4: The Ontology of Art 5: Emotions and the Arts 6: Art and Morality 7: Art, Aesthetics, and Identity 8: Aesthetics Without Art ‘The Yellow Wall-Paper’ (1892) by Charlotte Perkins Gilman Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisA refreshing approach to the dominance of technology in our contemporary lives, The Digital Pandemic, translated from Portuguese, poses fundamental questions about love, fear, connectedness, proximity, imagination and consciousness.Arguing that the pandemic has ushered in a civilizational digital shock, João Pedro Cachopo charts new channels of relatedness and communication between people through digital technologies for the foreseeable future. The transformation of human experience that began in 2020 creates a break in our sociality that Cachopo pinpoints through key themes of love, travel, study, community and art.In contrast to the growing philosophical literature on the pandemic, this bold theoretical work does not prophesy the fall of capitalism or the end of personal freedom and relationships. Instead, this book carefully investigates the advanced technology that is increasingly inextricable from our lives, using an alternative approach that avoids pessimism, while remainiTrade ReviewA marvellous meditation on the spatial and temporal reorientation brought to light by the pandemic. Covering isolation in the home, and the shock of a new daily existence that produces distinct aesthetic experiences, Cachopo explores the digital pandemic through globalization, inequality, biopolitics, technology and disaster capitalism. * Lydia Goehr, Professor of Philosophy, Columbia University, USA *From Agamben to Žižek, anyone interested in a sober, witty, and productive critique of the ways in which the pandemic has influenced our ways of loving, studying, traveling, coexisting, and creating should read this book. * Ana Ilievska, Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow and Lecturer, Stanford University, USA *Among countless books and articles on the COVID-19 crisis, The Digital Pandemic stands out. It is a compelling meditation on the isolation that we have experienced. Philosophically sophisticated and yet thoroughly readable, the book offers fresh insight into the physical separation and digital proximity of life during this unpredictable pandemic. * Jay David Bolter, Wesley Chair of New Media, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA *Speaking to the urgency of our times, this is a short, incisive book that manages to slow down. Cachopo’s analysis moves the critical literature on the pandemic along by highlighting how digital media reshapes the conditions of human imagination. * Peter Szendy, Professor of Humanities and Comparative Literature, Brown University, USA *Table of ContentsPrologue: The Pandemic Is Not the Event 1. The Role of Philosophy in Times of Uncertainty 2. Questions, Hypotheses, Suspicions 3. Topology of the Imagination 4. Apocalypse Remediated 5. The Disruption of the Senses Love Travel Study Community Art Epilogue: Our World After the Pandemic Index

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Book SynopsisPaul Duncum is Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois, USA, and Adjunct Professor at the University of Tasmania, Australia. He is the author of Picture Pedagogy (Bloomsbury, 2020) and Popular Pleasures (Bloomsbury, 2021).Trade ReviewAnchored by respect for children and by compelling imagery, Paul Duncum comprehensively and captivatingly interrogates multiple and contradictory discourses that generate both personal and public conceptions of childhood. * Marissa McClure, Professor of Art Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA; Associate Editor, Childhood Art: An International Journal of Research *Images convey so much more than we realize. This extraordinary and seminal text will surely expand, enrich, even interrogate, one’s conceptions of what childhood has meant across history, cultural studies and psychology. * Rita L. Irwin, Distinguished University Scholar and Professor, Art Education, The University of British Columbia, Canada *Deconstructing childhood imagery and its ideologies, this book outlines the different ways of understanding infancy throughout history. Gender, abuse, victimization, and commoditization are some of the issues the author reveals through a wide array of historical images. * Cesar Peña, Professor, School of Architecture & Design, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia *Examining the trope of childhood innocence that permeates representations of children throughout Western history, this engaging text highlights the role images play in shaping our conceptions of childhood and our enduring cultural ambivalence toward children. * Christine Marmé Thompson, Professor Emerita, Penn State University School of Visual Arts, USA *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Introduction 1. Worthy Subject 2. Family Member 3. Gendered 4. Adult 5. Schooled 6. Aesthetic 7. Victim 8. Threat 9. Economic Entity 10. Political Propaganda 11. Innocent References Index

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Book SynopsisDrawing on a rich legacy of pictorial evidence, Images of Childhood examines historical constructions of childhood and how they reinforce or challenge the prevailing view of childhood as a state of innocence. Each chapter explores how visual elements such as framing, points-of view, and lighting, as well as clothes, accessories, and body language, help to construct our many different conceptions of children: from members of the family unit and assumed gender roles; to schooling and aesthetic objects; through to their economic value and use in political propaganda.Skillfully navigating a multitude of perspectives on this topic, Paul Duncum considers both how our ideas, beliefs and values have changed throughout history and how some have remained unchanged. He also explores the cultural notion of the child within and how this has contributed to the way adults perceive children. The result is a text far broader in scope than any other in its field, as art history is interweaved wiTrade ReviewAnchored by respect for children and by compelling imagery, Paul Duncum comprehensively and captivatingly interrogates multiple and contradictory discourses that generate both personal and public conceptions of childhood. * Marissa McClure, Professor of Art Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA; Associate Editor, Childhood Art: An International Journal of Research *Images convey so much more than we realize. This extraordinary and seminal text will surely expand, enrich, even interrogate, one’s conceptions of what childhood has meant across history, cultural studies and psychology. * Rita L. Irwin, Distinguished University Scholar and Professor, Art Education, The University of British Columbia, Canada *Deconstructing childhood imagery and its ideologies, this book outlines the different ways of understanding infancy throughout history. Gender, abuse, victimization, and commoditization are some of the issues the author reveals through a wide array of historical images. * Cesar Peña, Professor, School of Architecture & Design, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia *Examining the trope of childhood innocence that permeates representations of children throughout Western history, this engaging text highlights the role images play in shaping our conceptions of childhood and our enduring cultural ambivalence toward children. * Christine Marmé Thompson, Professor Emerita, Penn State University School of Visual Arts, USA *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Introduction 1. Children as Worthy Subject 2. Children as Family Member 3. Children as Gendered 4. Children as Adult 5. Children as Schooled 6. Children as Aesthetic 7. Children as Victim 8. Children as Threat 9. Economic Entity 10. Political Propaganda 11. Children as Innocent Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisHow is meaning in our bodies constructed? To what extent is meaning in bodies innate, evolved through biological adaptations? To what extent is meaning in bodies culturally constructed? Does it change when we adorn ourselves in dress? In Adorning Bodies, Marilynn Johnson draws on evolutionary theory and philosophy in order to think about art, beauty, and aesthetics.Considering meaning in bodies and bodily adornment, she explores how the ways we use our bodies are similar to yet at other times different from animals. Johnson engages with the work of evolutionary theorists, philosophers of language, and cultural theorists Charles Darwin, H. P. Grice, and Roland Barthes respectively to examine both natural and non-natural meanings. She addresses how both systems of meaning signify relevant information to other humans, with respect to both bodies and clothes. Johnson also demonstrates that how we dress could negatively influence the way our bodies can be read, and howTrade Review[H]ighly engaging and insightful, it comes as a very welcome entryway into discussions in the present and also leading philosophers into future avenues of research. Johnson presents astute analysis, while demonstrating each move of the argument with examples from history, popular culture, and science. Taking cues from theories of culture, biology, and psychology, this book maintains its core presence as philosophy, while exemplifying the kind of interdisciplinary research that should guide more academics. * Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics *Adorning Bodies is an important reminder of our embodied lives, where our adorned bodies are imbued with meaning, and that ‘everything speaks’. Johnson provides us with a fresh take on these themes, bringing the philosophy of language to life by applying it to our bodily selves in a lucid and engaging way. * Suki Finn, Lecturer, Royal Holloway University of London, UK *Johnson interprets adornment through the combined lenses of the philosophy of language and evolutionary theory. The result is interesting, informative and very enjoyable. The book is full of great insights, and made me re-evaluate my relationship to the clothes I wear. It's an excellent contribution to the literature. * Richard Moore, Senior Research Fellow, University of Warwick, UK *Adorning Bodies invites us to consider how our bodies and clothing convey meaning, for better or for worse. Johnson masterfully appeals to the philosophy of language and evolutionary theory to develop a rich account of the meaning woven into the fabric we wear. From Darwin to Stonewall, the book makes elegant use of historical texts and contemporary examples. It will be invaluable for scholars and interesting to anyone who wants to think more deeply about what it means to get dressed. * Kate Moran, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Brandeis University, USA *Marilynn Johnson's Adorning Bodies rigorously and insightfully brings together three disciplines rarely combined in a unified framework, namely, the philosophy of language, evolutionary theory, and aesthetics. Focusing on bodily adornment, Johnson is able to carefully dissect such issues, among others as the question of whether animals create art, while also arguing that some high fashion is art, properly so called. Written with exemplary clarity, the range of issues is broad with many engaging examples that establish that the philosophy of adornment is a vast understudied area calling for further, continuing inquiry and discussion. * Noël Carroll, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, USA *Table of Contents1. Meaning in Bodies and Adornment 2. Taking Adornment Seriously: Structuralism and Meaning 3. Details on the Gricean View 4. Deception in the Human and Animal Worlds (Imitation of Natural Meaning & Lying in Non-Natural Meaning) 5. Darwin on Animal Bodies 6. Human Sexual Selection 7. The Evolution of Bodily Adornment: Signaling and Meaning-Making in Prehistory 8. Information, Misperception, Suppression, Expression 9. On Beauty: Aesthetic Choices, Adornment, & Art Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisBringing the concept of contamination into dialogue with affect theory and bioart, Agnieszka Wolodzko urges us to rethink our relationship with ourselves, each other and other organisms. Thinking through the lens of contamination, this book provides an innovative approach to understanding the leaky, porous and visceral nature of our bodies and their endless interrelationships and, in doing so, uncovers new ways for thinking about embodiment. Affect theory has long been interested in transmission or contagion but, inspired by Spinoza and Deleuze, Affect as Contamination goes further, as contamination is concerned with the materiality of bodies and their affective encounter with other matter. This brings urgency to the notion of affect, not only for bioart that works with risky bodies but also for understanding how to practise our bodies in the age of biotechnological manipulation and governance. Using challenging and transgressive bioart projects as provocative case studiesTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Foreword 1. Affect as Contamination 2. Contaminant B like the Blood of a Horse 3. Contaminant T like a Taste of Smog 4. Contaminant O like Organs of Multibody 5. Contaminant V like a Vastal Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisBlanchot and his writings on three major poets, Mallarmé, Hölderlin, and Char, provide a decisive new point of departure for English language criticism of his philosophical writings on narrative in this study by leading Blanchot scholar, Kevin Hart.Connecting his work to later leading figures of 20th-century French philosophy, including Emmanuel Levinas, Simone Weil, and Jacques Derrida, Hart highlights the importance of Jewish philosophy and political thought to his overall conception of literature. Chapters on community and negation reveal Blanchot's emphasis on the relationship between narrative and politics over the more commonly connected narrative and aesthetics. By fully discussing Blanchot's elusive concept of the Outside for the first time, this book progresses scholarly understandings of his entire oeuvre further. This central concept engages Franz Rosenzweig's work on Abrahamic faiths, enabling a reckoning on the role of suffering and literature in the wake of theTrade ReviewIn this authoritative and wide-ranging new book, the result of nearly two decades of detailed engagement with the literary, philosophical, and political writings of Maurice Blanchot, Kevin Hart renews with impressive lucidity and toughness of mind contemporary understanding of one of the twentieth-century’s most original and distinctive voices. * Leslie Hill, Emeritus Professor in French Studies, University of Warwick, UK *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction: Blanchot Encore PART I. On Poetry 1. Blanchot’s Mallarmé 2. Blanchot’s Hölderlin 3. Blanchot’s Char PART II. On Friendship 4. Blanchot’s Weil 5. The Aggrieved Community 6. Friendship of the No PART III. On Narrative 7. The Neutral Reduction: Thomas l’Obscur 8. Lès-Poésie: Levinas Reads La Folie du jour 9. Ethics of the Image PART IV. On Being Jewish 10. The Third Relation 11. From the Star to the Disaster 12. “The Absolute Event of History”: The Shoah Afterword Notes Index Bibliography

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Book SynopsisGuiding you through the topics that shape aesthetics and the philosophy of art, this introduction explores the truth, meaning, taste, aesthetic merit and judgement, creativity and the possibility of machine art, and morality and the possibility of immoral art. Each chapter offers a wealth of examples from Southeast Asia, including the Nanyang style of painting, the mooi indie genre and its postcolonial legacy, groundbreaking works of poetry and literature, dragon kiln pottery, the art of making ang ku kueh, contemporary conceptual art, the dikir barat and the balitaw. Selected for their merit, boldness and connection to the Southeast Asian region, these artworks traverse art and craft, visual art and music, perceptual and conceptual art, real-life and hypothetical examples and folk and fine art. As case studies, these artworks allow us to deal with controversies and address central questions including: - When are artworks considered dangerous? - Why does Socrates re

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Book SynopsisThis is the first English translation of Gombrich: una teor a del arte, by Joaqu n Lorda, originally published in 1991. This book presents an extensive, expansive and holistic analysis of Gombrich's thought.

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Book SynopsisThe first ever English translation of Fran ois Hemsterhuis' philosophically ambitious and illuminating fragments, notes and correspondence, making accessible to Anglophone readers some of the most significant texts, for a genuine understanding of his philosophy.

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Book SynopsisEssential readings in the philosophy of literature are brought together for the first time in this anthology. Contains forty-five substantial and carefully chosen essays and extracts Provides a balanced and coherent overview of developments in the field during the past thirty years, including influential work on fiction, interpretation, metaphor, literary value, and the definition and ontology of literature Includes an additional historical section featuring generous selections of the writings of early pioneers such as Plato, Aristotle, Nietzsche, and Hume Serves as an ideal introduction to the philosophy of literature or the philosophy of art, as well as a handy compilation of contributions to the field by its leading figures Trade Review"This collection provides an ideal introduction to the issues that draw analytic philosophers to literature. It brings together an extraordinary array of the most vital, influential, and sophisticated essays published by philosophers of literature in the past three decades." Stephen Davies, University of Auckland "These essays, taken together, constitute a serious and probing exploration of several of the most fundamental philosophical puzzles about literature. They are also accessible, engaging, and frequently a lot of fun. A superb collection!" Kendall Walton, University of MichiganTable of ContentsAcknowledgments. Preface. Part I: Classic Sources. Introduction. 1. Republic: Plato. 2. Poetics: Aristotle. 3. Of Tragedy: David Hume. 4. The Birth of Tragedy: Friedrich Nietzsche. 5. Creative Writers and Day-Dreaming: Sigmund Freud. Part II: Definition of Literature. Introduction. 6. Spazio: Arrigo Lora-Totino. 7. What Isn't Literature?: E. D. Hirsch, Jr. 8. The Concept of Literature: Monroe Beardsley. 9. Literary Practice: Peter Lamarque and Stein Haugom Olsen. 10. What Is Literature?: Robert Stecker. Part III: Ontology of Literature. Introduction. 11. Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote: Jorge Luis Borges. 12. Literary Works as Types: Richard Wollheim. 13. Literature: J. O. Urmson. 14. Can the Work Survive the World?: Nelson Goodman and Catherine Elgin. 15. Work and Text: Gregory Currie. Part IV: Fiction. Introduction. 16. Doonesbury: Garry Trudeau. 17. The Logical Status of Fictional Discourse: John Searle. 18. Truth in Fiction: David Lewis. 19. What Is Fiction?: Gregory Currie. 20. Fiction and Nonfiction: Kendall Walton. 21. Fictional Characters as Abstract Artifacts: Amie Thomasson. 22. Logic and Criticism: Peter Lamarque. Part V: Emotion. Introduction. 23. Applicant: Harold Pinter. 24. How Can We Be Moved by the Fate of Anna Karenina?: Colin Radford. 25. Fearing Fictionally: Kendall Walton. 26. The Pleasures of Tragedy: Susan Feagin. 27. Tragedy and the Community of Sentiment: Flint Schier. Part VI: Metaphor. Introduction. 28. Essay on What I Think about Most: Anne Carson. 29. Metaphor: Max Black. 30. What Metaphors Mean: Donald Davidson. 31. Metaphor and Feeling: Ted Cohen. 32. Metaphor and Prop Oriented Make-Believe: Kendall Walton. Part VII: Interpretation. Introduction. 33. Who Is Responsible in Ethical Criticism, And for What?: Wayne C. Booth. 34. Criticism as Retrieval: Richard Wollheim. 35. The Postulated Author: Critical Monism as a Regulative Ideal: Alexander Nehamas. 36. Art Interpretation: Robert Stecker. 37. Art, Intention, and Conversation: Noël Carroll. 38. Intention and Interpretation: Jerrold Levinson. 39. Style and Personality in the Literary Work: Jenefer Robinson. Part VIII: Literary Values. Introduction. 40. Xingu: Edith Wharton. 41. On the Cognitive Triviality of Art: Jerome Stolnitz. 42. Literature and Knowledge: Catherine Wilson. 43. Finely Aware and Richly Responsible: Martha Nussbaum. 44. Literature, Truth, and Philosophy: Peter Lamarque and Stein Haugom Olsen. 45. The Ethical Criticism of Art: Berys Gaut. Index

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Book SynopsisEssential readings in the philosophy of literature are brought together for the first time in this anthology. Contains forty-five substantial and carefully chosen essays and extracts Provides a balanced and coherent overview of developments in the field during the past thirty years, including influential work on fiction, interpretation, metaphor, literary value, and the definition and ontology of literature Includes an additional historical section featuring generous selections of the writings of early pioneers such as Plato, Aristotle, Nietzsche, and Hume Serves as an ideal introduction to the philosophy of literature or the philosophy of art, as well as a handy compilation of contributions to the field by its leading figures Trade Review"This collection provides an ideal introduction to the issues that draw analytic philosophers to literature. It brings together an extraordinary array of the most vital, influential, and sophisticated essays published by philosophers of literature in the past three decades." Stephen Davies, University of Auckland "These essays, taken together, constitute a serious and probing exploration of several of the most fundamental philosophical puzzles about literature. They are also accessible, engaging, and frequently a lot of fun. A superb collection!" Kendall Walton, University of MichiganTable of ContentsAcknowledgments. Preface. Part I: Classic Sources:. Introduction. 1. Republic: Plato. 2. Poetics: Aristotle. 3. Of Tragedy: David Hume. 4. The Birth of Tragedy: Friedrich Nietzsche. 5. Creative Writers and Day-Dreaming: Sigmund Freud. Part II: Definition of Literature:. Introduction. 6. Spazio: Arrigo Lora-Totino. 7. What Isn’t Literature?: E. D. Hirsch, Jr. 8. The Concept of Literature: Monroe Beardsley. 9. Literary Practice: Peter Lamarque and Stein Haugom Olsen. 10. What Is Literature?: Robert Stecker. Part III: Ontology of Literature:. Introduction. 11. Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote: Jorge Luis Borges. 12. Literary Works as Types: Richard Wollheim. 13. Literature: J. O. Urmson. 14. Can the Work Survive the World?: Nelson Goodman and Catherine Elgin. 15. Work and Text: Gregory Currie. Part IV: Fiction:. Introduction. 16. Doonesbury: Garry Trudeau. 17. The Logical Status of Fictional Discourse: John Searle. 18. Truth in Fiction: David Lewis. 19. What Is Fiction?: Gregory Currie. 20. Fiction and Nonfiction: Kendall Walton. 21. Fictional Characters as Abstract Artifacts: Amie Thomasson. 22. Logic and Criticism: Peter Lamarque. Part V: Emotion:. Introduction. 23. Applicant: Harold Pinter. 24. How Can We Be Moved by the Fate of Anna Karenina?: Colin Radford. 25. Fearing Fictionally: Kendall Walton. 26. The Pleasures of Tragedy: Susan Feagin. 27. Tragedy and the Community of Sentiment: Flint Schier. Part VI: Metaphor:. Introduction. 28. Essay on What I Think about Most: Anne Carson. 29. Metaphor: Max Black. 30. What Metaphors Mean: Donald Davidson. 31. Metaphor and Feeling: Ted Cohen. 32. Metaphor and Prop Oriented Make-Believe: Kendall Walton. Part VII: Interpretation:. Introduction. 33. Who Is Responsible in Ethical Criticism, And for What?: Wayne C. Booth. 34. Criticism as Retrieval: Richard Wollheim. 35. The Postulated Author: Critical Monism as a Regulative Ideal: Alexander Nehamas. 36. Art Interpretation: Robert Stecker. 37. Art, Intention, and Conversation: Noël Carroll. 38. Intention and Interpretation: Jerrold Levinson. 39. Style and Personality in the Literary Work: Jenefer Robinson. Part VIII: Literary Values:. Introduction. 40. Xingu: Edith Wharton. 41. On the Cognitive Triviality of Art: Jerome Stolnitz. 42. Literature and Knowledge: Catherine Wilson. 43. Finely Aware and Richly Responsible: Martha Nussbaum. 44. Literature, Truth, and Philosophy: Peter Lamarque and Stein Haugom Olsen. 45. The Ethical Criticism of Art: Berys Gaut. Index

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Book SynopsisPsychoanalysis and the Image brings together an influential team of international scholars who demonstrate innovative ways to apply psychoanalytical resources in the study of international modern art and visual representation. Examines psychoanalytic concepts, values, debates and controversies that have been hallmarks of visual representation in the modern and contemporary periods Covers topics including melancholia, sex, and pathology to the body, and parent-child relations Advances theoretical debates in art history while offering substantive analyses of significant bodies of twentieth century art Edited by internationally renowned art historian Griselda Pollock. Trade Review"With greater clarity than ever, this book articulates the relevance of psychoanalysis for art historical interpretation. The result is a work that must necessarily figure in method and theory courses from now on." Keith Moxey, Barnard College, Columbia UniversityTable of ContentsList of Figures. Notes on Contributers. Series Editor's Preface. Preface. 1. The Image in Psychoanalysis and the Archaeological Metaphor. (Griselda Pollock). 2. Dreaming Art. (Mieke Bal). 3. Fascinance and the Girl-to-m/Other Matrixial Feminine Difference. (Brache L. Ettinger). 4. Melancholia and Cezanne's Portraits: Faces beyond the Mirror. (Young-Paik Chun). 5. Yayoi Kusama between Abstraction and Pathology. (Izumi Nakajime). 6. Diaspora without Resistance? Theresa Hak Kyung Cha's DICTEE and the Law of Genre. (Karyne Ball). 7. Fragment(s) of an Analysis: Chantal Akerman's News from Home (or a Mother-Daughter Tale of Two Cities). (Adriana Cerne). Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisPsychoanalysis and the Image brings together an influential team of international scholars who demonstrate innovative ways to apply psychoanalytical resources in the study of international modern art and visual representation. Examines psychoanalytic concepts, values, debates and controversies that have been hallmarks of visual representation in the modern and contemporary periods Covers topics including melancholia, sex, and pathology to the body, and parent-child relations Advances theoretical debates in art history while offering substantive analyses of significant bodies of twentieth century art Edited by internationally renowned art historian Griselda Pollock. Trade Review"With greater clarity than ever, this book articulates the relevance of psychoanalysis for art historical interpretation. The result is a work that must necessarily figure in method and theory courses from now on." Keith Moxey, Barnard College, Columbia UniversityTable of ContentsList of Figures. Notes on Contributers. Series Editor's Preface. Preface. 1. The Image in Psychoanalysis and the Archaeological Metaphor. (Griselda Pollock). 2. Dreaming Art. (Mieke Bal). 3. Fascinance and the Girl-to-m/Other Matrixial Feminine Difference. (Brache L. Ettinger). 4. Melancholia and Cezanne's Portraits: Faces beyond the Mirror. (Young-Paik Chun). 5. Yayoi Kusama between Abstraction and Pathology. (Izumi Nakajime). 6. Diaspora without Resistance? Theresa Hak Kyung Cha's DICTEE and the Law of Genre. (Karyne Ball). 7. Fragment(s) of an Analysis: Chantal Akerman's News from Home (or a Mother-Daughter Tale of Two Cities). (Adriana Cerne). Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis volume in the Blackwell Companions to Philosophy series focuses on the main themes and topics in the philosophy of literature. It is composed of all newly commissioned essays, written by the top scholars in the field. Note: I received a lot of advice on this project over several iterations.Trade Review"Recommended. Library collections supporting upper-level undergraduates through faculty/researchers." (Choice, 1 March 2011) "It can be firmly recommended for the library of any university or college that has courses in either literature or philosophy". (Reference Reviews, 1 December 2010)Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors viii Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1Garry L. Hagberg and Walter Jost Part I Relations between Philosophy and Literature 5 1 Philosophy as Literature and More than Literature 7Richard Shusterman 2 Philosophy and Literature: Friends of the Earth? 22Roger A. Shiner 3 Philosophy and Literature – and Rhetoric: Adventures in Polytopia 38Walter Jost 4 Philosophy and/as/of Literature 52Arthur C. Danto Part II Emotional Engagement and the Experience of Reading 69 5 Emotion and the Understanding of Narrative 71Jenefer Robinson 6 Feeling Fictions 93Roger Scruton 7 The Experience of Reading 106Peter Kivy 8 Self-Defining Reading: Literature and the Constitution of Personhood 120Garry L. Hagberg Part III Philosophy, Tragedy, and Literary Form 159 9 Tragedy and Philosophy 161Anthony J. Cascardi 10 Iago’s Elenchus: Shakespeare, Othello, and the Platonic Inheritance 174M. W. Rowe 11 Catharsis 193Jonathan Lear 12 Passion, Counter-Passion, Catharsis: Flaubert (and Beckett) on Feeling Nothing 218Joshua Landy Part IV Literature and the Moral Life 239 13 Perceptive Equilibrium: Literary Theory and Ethical Theory 241Martha C. Nussbaum 14 Henry James, Moral Philosophers, Moralism 268Cora Diamond 15 Literature and the Idea of Morality 285Eileen John 16 Styles of Self-Absorption 300Daniel Brudney Part V Narrative and the Question of Literary Truth 329 17 Narration, Imitation, and Point of View 331Gregory Currie 18 How and What We Can Learn from Fiction 350Mitchell Green 19 Literature and Truth 367Peter Lamarque 20 Truth in Poetry: Particulars and Universals 385Richard Eldridge Part VI Intention and Biography in Criticism 399 21 Authorial Intention and the Varieties of Intentionalism 401Paisley Livingston 22 Art as Techne, or, The Intentional Fallacy and the Unfinished Project of Formalism 420Henry Staten 23 Biography in Literary Criticism 436Stein Haugom Olsen 24 Getting Inside Heisenberg’s Head 453Ray Monk Part VII On Literary Language 465 25 Wittgenstein and Literary Language 467Jon Cook and Rupert Read 26 Exemplification and Expression 491Charles Altieri 27 At Play in the Fields of Metaphor 507Ted Cohen 28 Macbeth Appalled 521Stanley Cavell Index 541

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Book SynopsisBlack is Beautiful identifies and explores the most significant philosophical issues that emerge from the aesthetic dimensions of black life, providing a long-overdue synthesis and the first extended philosophical treatment of this crucial subject.Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments vii 1 Assembly, Not Birth 1 1 Introduction 1 2 Inquiry and Assembly 3 3 On Blackness 6 4 On the Black Aesthetic Tradition 12 5 Black Aesthetics as/and Philosophy 19 6 Conclusion 26 2 No Negroes in Connecticut: Seers, Seen 32 1 Introduction 33 2 Setting the Stage: Blacking Up Zoe 35 3 Theorizing the (In)visible 36 4 Theorizing Visuality 43 5 Two Varieties of Black Invisibility: Presence and Personhood 48 6 From Persons to Characters: A Detour 51 7 Two More Varieties of Black Invisibility: Perspectives and Plurality 58 8 Unseeing Nina Simone 63 9 Conclusion: Phronesis and Power 69 3 Beauty to Set the World Right: The Politics of Black Aesthetics 77 1 Introduction 77 2 Blackness and the Political 80 3 Politics and Aesthetics 83 4 The Politics–Aesthetics Nexus in Black; or, "The Black Nation: A Garvey Production" 85 5 Autonomy and Separatism 87 6 Propaganda, Truth, and Art 88 7 What is Life but Life? Reading Du Bois 91 8 Apostles of Truth and Right 94 9 On "Propaganda" 98 10 Conclusion 99 4 Dark Lovely Yet And; Or, How To Love Black Bodies While Hating Black People 104 1 Introduction 105 2 Circumscribing the Topic: Definitions and Distinctions 107 3 Circumscribing the Topic, cont'd: Context and Scope 109 4 The Cases 110 5 Reading the Cases 115 6 Conclusion 129 5 Roots and Routes: Disarming Authenticity 132 1 Introduction 132 2 An Easy Case: The Germans in Yorubaland 134 3 A Harder Case: Kente Capers 136 4 Varieties of Authenticity 138 5 From Exegesis to Ethics 144 6 The Kente Case, Revisited 151 6 Make It Funky; Or, Music's Cognitive Travels and the Despotism of Rhythm 155 1 Introduction 156 2 Beyond the How]Possible: Kivy's Questions 157 3 Stimulus, Culture, Race 159 4 Preliminaries: Rhythm, Brains, and Race Music 162 5 The Flaw in the Funk 168 6 (Soul) Power to the People 172 7 Funky White Boys and Honorary Soul Sisters 174 8 Conclusion 177 7 Conclusion: "It Sucks That I Robbed You"; Or, Ambivalence, Appropriation, Joy, Pain 182 Index 186

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Book SynopsisA COMPANION TO AESTHETICS This second edition of A Companion to Aesthetics examines questions that were among the earliest discussed by ancient philosophers, such as the nature of beauty and the relation between morality and art, while also addressing a host of new issues prompted by recent developments in the arts and in philosophy, including coverage of non-Western art traditions and of everyday and environmental aesthetics. The volume also canvases debates regarding the nature of representation, the relation between art and truth, and the criteria for interpretation, which are among the most hotly discussed topics in contemporary philosophy. In this extensively revised and updated edition, 168 alphabetically arranged articles provide comprehensive treatment of the main topics and writers in aesthetics. Major additions include historical overviews from the prehistoric to the present and a section on the individual arts. A Companion to Aesthetics will servTrade Review"If one is looking for a good single-volume reference work on the history and concepts of predominantly Western aesthetics, then this is the one to get." (CHOICE, 2009) "The range is phenomenal, the erudition daunting and the index rigorous. It is an essential purchase for all but the most tough-minded of academic reference collections and it would grace the shelves of many a public or personal library." (Reference Reviews) "It provides very handy encyclopedic coverage of all main contemporary issues and figures in contemporary aesthetics.... It really must be bought by libraries as a reference text..." (British Society of Aesthetics Newsletter)Table of ContentsContributors xi Preface xv Historical Overviews 1 art of the Paleolithic Gregory Currie 1 aesthetics in antiquity Stephen Halliwell 10 medieval and renaissance aesthetics John Marenbon 22 eighteenth-century aesthetics Paul Guyer 32 nineteenth- and twentieth-century Continental aesthetics Robert Wicks 51 twentieth-century Anglo-American aesthetics Stephen Davies & Robert Stecker 61 The Arts 74 architecture Edward Winters 74 dance Julie Van Camp 76 drama James Hamilton 78 drawing, painting, and printmaking Patrick Maynard 82 literature David Davies 85 motion pictures Noël Carroll 88 music and song John Andrew Fisher and Stephen Davies 91 opera Paul Thom 95 photography Patrick Maynard 98 poetry Anna Christina Ribeiro 101 sculpture Erik Koed 104 A 107 abstraction Robert Hopkins 107 Adorno, Theodor W(iesengrund) Paul Mattick 109 aesthetic attitude David E. Cooper 111 aesthetic education Pradeep A. Dhillon 114 aesthetic judgment Andrew Ward 117 aesthetic pleasure Jerrold Levinson 121 aesthetic properties Alan H. Goldman 124 aestheticism David Whewell 128 aesthetics of food and drink Carolyn Korsmeyer 131 aesthetics of the environment Allen Carlson 134 aesthetics of the everyday Sherri Irvin 136 African aesthetics John Ayotunde (Tunde) Isola Bewaji 139 Amerindian aesthetics Anthony K. Webster 142 Aquinas, Thomas John Haldane 145 Aristotle Stephen Halliwell 147 art history David Carrier 149 artifact, art as George Dickie & Robert Stecker 152 “artworld” Anita Silvers 155 authenticity and art Theodore Gracyk 156 B 160 Barthes, Roland Mary Bittner Wiseman 160 Baumgarten, Alexander G(ottlieb) Nicholas Davey 162 Beardsley, Monroe C(urtis) Donald Callen 163 beauty Mary Mothersill 166 Bell, (Arthur) Clive (Heward) Ronald W. Hepburn 172 Benjamin, Walter Martin Donougho 174 Burke, Edmund Patrick Gardiner 177 C 179 canon Stein Haugom Olsen 179 catharsis Stephen Halliwell 182 Cavell, Stanley Timothy Gould 183 censorship Bernard Williams 185 Chinese aesthetics Marthe Chandler 188 cognitive science and art William P. Seeley 191 cognitive value of art Matthew Kieran 194 Collingwood, R(obin) G(eorge) Michael Krausz 197 comedy Noël Carroll 199 conceptual art Peter Goldie 202 conservation and restoration David Carrier 205 creativity Berys Gaut 207 critical monism and pluralism Robert Kraut 211 criticism Michael Weston 215 Croce, Benedetto Douglas R. Anderson 219 cultural appropriation James O. Young 222 D 226 Danto, Arthur C(oleman) David Novitz & Stephen Davies 226 deconstruction Stuart Sim 229 definition of “art” Kathleen Stock 231 Deleuze, Gilles Nicholas Davey 234 depiction Katerina Bantinaki 238 Derrida, Jacques Mary Bittner Wiseman 241 Dewey, John Thomas M. Alexander 244 Dickie, George Noël Carroll 247 Dufrenne, Mikel Wojciech Chojna & Irena Kocol 249 E 252 emotion Malcolm Budd 252 erotic art and obscenity Matthew Kieran 256 evolution, art, and aesthetics Stephen Davies 259 expression Derek Matravers 261 expression theory Derek Matravers 264 F 267 feminist aesthetics Peg Zeglin Brand 267 feminist criticism Renée Lorraine & Peg Zeglin Brand 269 feminist standpoint aesthetics A. W. Eaton 272 fiction, nature of Robert Stecker 275 fiction, the paradox of responding to Alex Neill 278 fiction, truth in Paisley Livingston 281 fictional entities Diane Proudfoot 284 forgery Robert Hopkins 287 formalism Nick Zangwill 290 Foucault, Michel Robert Wicks 293 function of art David Novitz 297 G 302 Gadamer, Hans-Georg Robert Bernasconi 302 gardens David E. Cooper 304 genre Andrew Harrison 306 Gombrich, Sir Ernst (Hans Josef) David E. Cooper 308 Goodman, Nelson Catherine Z. Elgin 311 H 314 Hanslick, Eduard Malcolm Budd 314 Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Gary Shapiro 315 Heidegger, Martin Robert Bernasconi 321 hermeneutics Joseph Margolis 324 horror Amy Coplan 328 Hume, David Theodore Gracyk 331 humor John Lippitt 334 Hutcheson, Francis Peter Kivy 338 I 341 iconoclasm and idolatry David Freedberg 341 illusion Robert Hopkins 343 imagination Roger Scruton 346 imaginative resistance Tamar Szabó Gendler 351 implied author Peter Lamarque 354 Indian aesthetics Kalyan Sen Gupta 356 ineffability David E. Cooper 360 Ingarden, Roman Wojciech Chojna 364 intention and interpretation Colin Lyas & Robert Stecker 366 “intentional fallacy” Colin Lyas & Robert Stecker 369 interpretation Joseph Margolis 371 interpretation, aims of David Davies 375 irony David E. Cooper 378 Islamic aesthetics Oliver Leaman 381 J 384 Japanese aesthetics Yuriko Saito 384 K 388 Kant, Immanuel David Whewell 388 Kierkegaard, Søren Ann Loades 392 kitsch Kathleen Marie Higgins 393 Kristeva, Julia Laura Marcus 396 L 400 Langer, Susanne Thomas M. Alexander 400 Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim Anthony Savile 402 Lewis, C(larence) I(rving) Paisley Livingston 405 Lukács, Georg Tom Rockmore 408 M 411 Margolis, Joseph Richard Shusterman 411 Marxism and art Tom Rockmore 412 mass art Noël Carroll 415 meaning constructivism Robert Stecker 418 Merleau-Ponty, Maurice John J. Compton 421 metaphor Samuel R. Levin 423 modernism and postmodernism Stuart Sim 425 morality and art Berys Gaut 428 museums Paul Mattick 431 N 435 narrative Stein Haugom Olsen 435 Nietzsche, Friedrich (Wilhelm) Julian Young 438 notations Stephen Davies 441 O 444 objectivity and realism in aesthetics Robert Hopkins 444 ontological contextualism Theodore Gracyk 449 ontology of artworks Nicholas Wolterstorff 453 originality George Bailey 457 P 460 performance Stephen Davies 460 performance art David Davies 462 perspective John Hyman 465 picture perception Katerina Bantinaki 469 Plato Stephen Halliwell 472 Plotinus John Haldane 474 popular art Richard Shusterman 476 pornography Bernard Williams 478 pragmatist aesthetics Richard Shusterman 480 psychoanalysis and art Kathleen Marie Higgins 484 R 489 race and aesthetics Monique Roelofs 489 rasa Kathleen Marie Higgins 492 realism John Hyman 495 relativism Nicholas Davey 498 religion and art Robert Grant 500 representation Robert Hopkins 504 Ruskin, John Michael Wheeler 508 S 511 Santayana, George Morris Grossman 511 Sartre, Jean-Paul John J. Compton 512 Schelling, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Andrew Bowie 514 Schiller, (Johann Christoph) Friedrich von Margaret Paton 517 Schlegel, August Wilhelm von Tom Rockmore 519 Schlegel, Friedrich von Tom Rockmore 520 Schopenhauer, Arthur Michael Tanner 522 science and art Anthony O’Hear 525 Scruton, Roger Anthony O’Hear 528 senses and art, the Robert Hopkins 530 sentimentality Deborah Knight 534 Shaftesbury, Lord Dabney Townsend 537 Sibley, Frank Noel Colin Lyas 538 structuralism and poststructuralism Stuart Sim 540 style Andrew Harrison 544 sublime Mary Mothersill 547 symbol Charles Molesworth 551 T 554 taste Robert Hopkins 554 technology and art John Andrew Fisher 556 testimony in aesthetics Robert Hopkins 560 text Richard Shusterman 562 theories of art Ronald W. Hepburn 565 Tolstoy, Leo David Whewell 570 tradition Anthony O’Hear 573 tragedy Susan L. Feagin 575 truth in art Eddy M. Zemach 578 U 581 universals in art Kathleen Marie Higgins 581 W 586 Wagner, Richard Michael Tanner 586 Walton, Kendall L(ewis) Alessandro Giovannelli 588 Wilde, Oscar David E. Cooper 591 Wittgenstein, Ludwig Malcolm Budd 593 Wollheim, Richard Malcolm Budd 596 Index 600

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Book SynopsisThis collection of papers focuses on theories and practices in relation to the arts around the globe, in particular, those that have been ignored or marginalized by analytic or Anglo-American aesthetics and philosophy of art. The intention is to explain specific ways that the concepts of the aesthetic and of the arts might be enriched and enhanced.Table of ContentsI Introduction, Susan L. Feagin . II The Sounding of theWorld: Aesthetic Reflections on Traditional Gong Music of Vietnam, Philip Alperson, Nguye n ChıBe´n, and to Ngoc Thanh. III Balinese Aesthetics, Stephen Davies. IV Aesthetic and Spiritual Correlations in Javanese Gamelan Music, Susan PrattWalton. V An Alchemy of Emotion: Rasa and Aesthetic Breakthroughs Kathleen Marie Higgins. VI Asian Ars Erotica and the Question of Sexual Aesthetics, Richard Shusterman. VII Islamic Aesthetics: An AlternativeWay to Knowledge, Jale Nejdet Erzen. VIII Shikinen Sengu and the Ontology of Architecture in Japan, Dominic Mciver Lopes. IX The Moral Dimension of Japanese Aesthetics, Yuriko Saito. X The Ethics of Confucian Artistry, Eric C. Mullis. XI Subversive Strategies in Chinese Avant-Garde Art, Mary BittnerWiseman. XII Embodied Meanings, Isotypes, and Aesthetical Ideas, Arthur C. Danto. XIII Art and Globalization: Then and Now, Noel Carroll

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Book SynopsisNow, for the first time, a philosopher undertakes a systematic investigation of the moral and aesthetic issues to which cultural appropriation gives rise.Trade Review“Cultural Appropriation and the Arts, by James O. Young, provides an analytical, comprehensive overview of ethical and aesthetic issues concerning cultural appropriation.” (Journal of Cult Economy, 25 March 2011) “Young tackles an ambitious subject in this book. Culture, appropriation, and art, the keywords in the book's title, are all notoriously difficult to define. Young does not dedicate his book to defining these terms. Instead he clarifies family resemblances of these concepts, which he uses to make a case against cultural appropriation generally and the incorporation of cultural appropriation in the arts specifically. Recommended.” (Choice, November 2008) “The chief virtue of the book, [is] the conceptual clarifications Young brings to this diffuse topic, in particular the basic distinctions among types of appropriation.” (Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews) "This book could only have come about through many years of travel and scholarly investigation. It is a valuable introduction for those not familiar with the literature on this interesting subject. Cultural Appropriation and the Arts will become the standard work in this field for many years to come, and undergraduates could gain every bit as much from its interesting examples and clear arguments as graduate students and professionals can." (Phil Jenkins, Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, vol. 67, no.)Table of ContentsPreface. Chapter One: What is Cultural Appropriation?:. Art, Culture, and Appropriation. Types of Cultural Appropriation. What is a Culture?. Objections to Cultural Appropriation. In Praise of Cultural Appropriation. Chapter Two: The Aesthetics of Cultural Appropriation:. The Aesthetic Handicap Thesis. The Cultural Experience Argument. Aesthetic Properties and Cultural Context. Authenticity and Appropriation. Authentic Appropriation. Cultural Experience and Subject Appropriation. Appropriation and the Authentic Expression of a Culture. Chapter Three: Cultural Appropriation as Theft:. Harm by Theft. Possible Owners of Artworks. Cultures and Inheritance. Lost and Abandoned Property. Cultural Property and Traditional Law. Collective Knowledge and Collective Property. Ownership of Land and Ownership of Art. Property and Value to a Culture. Cultures and Intellectual Property. Some Conclusions about Ownership and Appropriation. The Rescue Argument. Chapter Four: Cultural Appropriation as Assault:. Other Forms of Harm. Cultural Appropriation and Harmful Misrepresentation. Harm and Accurate Representation. Cultural Appropriation and Economic Opportunity. Cultural Appropriation and Assimilation. Art, Insignia, and Cultural Identity. Cultural Appropriation and Privacy. Chapter Five: Profound Offence and Cultural Appropriation:. Harm, Offence, and Profound Offence. Examples of Offensive Cultural Appropriation. The Problem and the Key to its Solution. Social Value and Offensive Art. Freedom of Expression. The Sacred and the Offensive. Time and Place Restrictions. Toleration of Offensive Art. Reasonable and Unreasonable Offence. Conclusion: Responding to Cultural Appropriation. Summing Up. Supporting Minority Artists. Envoy. Bibliography of Works Cited and Consulted. Index

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Book SynopsisIdeas About Art is an intelligent, accessible introductory text for students interested in learning how to think about aesthetics. It uses stories drawn from the experiences of individuals involved in the arts as a means of exposing readers to the philosophies, theories, and arguments that shape and drive visual art.Trade Review"This book will engage the serious reader of art theory with accessible language and interesting imagery and personal." (SchoolArts, 1 May 2014) "This book provides many refreshingly-new ideas about art from many people and areas of the world, as well as open-ended, non-dogmatic discussions on many topics." (Biz India, 10 December 2012) "This text offers art-interested students and general readers a sampling of ideas on a wide range of topics, in an accessible, non-intimidating manner." (Book News, 1 August 2011) "This book will engage the serious reader of art theory with accessible language and interesting imagery and personal stories." (School Arts, 1 May 2014)Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. List of Illustrations. Preface. 1. Public Opinion/Public Art. 2. Non-Western Ideas. 3. Western Ideas. 4. Beauty. 5. Expression & Aesthetic Experience. 6. Art & Ethics. 7. Political Art, Censorship & Pornography. 8. Art & Economics. 9. Feminist Art, Aesthetics & Art Criticism. 10. Postmodern Art & Attitudes. 11. Photography & New Media. 12. (Re)Discovering Design. 13. Art & Aesthetic Education. 14. Artists, Art Critics, Art Historians, Curators, Museums & Viewers. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisIdeas About Art is an intelligent, accessible introductory text for students interested in learning how to think about aesthetics. It uses stories drawn from the experiences of individuals involved in the arts as a means of exposing readers to the philosophies, theories, and arguments that shape and drive visual art.Trade Review"This book will engage the serious reader of art theory with accessible language and interesting imagery and personal." (SchoolArts, 1 May 2014) "This book provides many refreshingly-new ideas about art from many people and areas of the world, as well as open-ended, non-dogmatic discussions on many topics." (Biz India, 10 December 2012) "This text offers art-interested students and general readers a sampling of ideas on a wide range of topics, in an accessible, non-intimidating manner." (Book News, 1 August 2011) "This book will engage the serious reader of art theory with accessible language and interesting imagery and personal stories." (School Arts, 1 May 2014)Table of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Preface x Acknowledgements xxii 1 Public Opinion/Public Art 1 I Don’t Know Anything About Art, But I Know What I Like! 2 Non-Western Ideas About What Art Is 15 Is Art Situational? Cultural? Biological? Universal? 3 Western Ideas About What Art Is 33 4 Beauty 52 Does Art Have to be Beautiful? 5 Expression and Aesthetic Experience 67 6 Art and Ethics 78 Morals and Religion 7 Political Art, Censorship, and Pornography 93 When Art Is Too Powerful, Cover It Up 8 Art and Economics 111 9 Feminist Art, Aesthetics, and Art Criticism 123 Where Were the Women in My Art History Books? 10 Postmodernist Art and Attitudes 142 11 Photography and New Media 156 12 (Re)Discovering Design 171 13 Art and Aesthetic Education 190 14 Artists, Art Critics, Art Historians, Curators, Museums, and Viewers 205 Making Art Ideas Your Own Bibliography 224 Illustration Credits 239 Index 241

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Book SynopsisVideogames aren't just for children anymore. In fact, their fictional worlds now inspire us to judgments of perceptual beauty, involve us in interpretation, and arouse our emotions. Reflecting the increasing technical and moral sophistication of the genre, The Art of Videogames presents a unique philosophical approach to the art of videogaming.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments. 1 The New Art of Videogames. 2 What Are Videogames Anyway? 3 Videogames and Fiction. 4 Stepping into Fictional Worlds. 5 Games through Fiction. 6 Videogames and Narrative. 7 Emotion in Videogaming. 8 The Morality of Videogames. 9 Videogames as Art. Glossary. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisVideogames aren't just for children anymore. In fact, their fictional worlds now inspire us to judgments of perceptual beauty, involve us in interpretation, and arouse our emotions. Reflecting the increasing technical and moral sophistication of the genre, The Art of Videogames presents a unique philosophical approach to the art of videogaming.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments. 1 The New Art of Videogames. 2 What Are Videogames Anyway? 3 Videogames and Fiction. 4 Stepping into Fictional Worlds. 5 Games through Fiction. 6 Videogames and Narrative. 7 Emotion in Videogaming. 8 The Morality of Videogames. 9 Videogames as Art. Glossary. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisA compelling exploration of the convergence of Jane Austen's literary themes and characters with David Hume's views on morality and human nature. Argues that the normative perspectives endorsed in Jane Austen''s novels are best characterized in terms of a Humean approach, and that the merits of Hume''s account of ethical, aesthetic and epistemic virtue are vividly illustrated by Austen''s writing. Illustrates how Hume and Austen complement one another, each providing a lens that allows us to expand and elaborate on the ideas of the other Proposes that literature may serve as a thought experiment, articulating hypothetical cases which allow the reader to test her moral intuitions Contributes to ongoing debates on the philosophy of literature, ethics, and emotion Trade Review"Dadlez unpacks the major philosophical trends evident in both Austen and Hume to show that Austen's works were influenced by the intellectual climate resulting from Hume's studies." (Consciousness, Literature and the Arts, December 2009) "Dadlez says explicitly that her argument is intended to be cumulative: that is, the text reveals the posited relationship between Hume and Austen gradually, through a series of smaller demonstrations as she moves from topic to topic. This makes her book an extremely pleasant read for an Austen aficionado.... Indeed, that the book's strength lies in the details... suggests that it will be of particular value in interdisciplinary contexts: it has the double function of introducing Austen and her literature to philosophers, and Hume and his moral philosophy to students of literature." (Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, February 2010)Table of ContentsPreface. 1. How Literature Can Be a Thought Experiment: Alternatives to and Elaborations of Original Accounts. 2. Literary Form and Philosophical Content. 3. Kantian and Artistotelian Accounts of Austen. 4. Hume and Austen on Pleasure, Sentiment, and Virtue. 5. Hume and Austen on Sympathy. 6. Hume's General Point of View and the Novels of Jane Austen. 7. The Useful and the Good in Hume and Austen. 8. Aesthetics and Humean Aesthetic Norms in the Novels of Jane Austen. 9. Hume and Austen on Good People and Good Reasoning. 10. ‘Lovers,' ‘Friends,' and other Endearing Appellations. 11. Hume and Austen on Pride. 12. Hume and Austen on Jealousy, Envy, Malice and the Principle of Comparison. 13. Indolence and Industry in Hume and Austen. 14. What Hume’s Philosophy Contributes to Our Understanding of Austen’s Fiction; What Austen’s Fiction Contributes to Our Understanding of Hume’s Philosophy

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