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Focusing upon the representations that take place in law, forensic medicine, criminology and culture, Crime Scenes exami......more

Gilles Deleuze considered ’assemblage’ theory to be his most significant contribution to philosophy. It is a complex and......more

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This book is an account of the theory and practice of practitioners of the so-called "second" or "younger" Viennese scho......more

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This crucial history explores the role of philosophical thought in transforming the way that artwork emerging from menta......more

An ideal introduction for students new to Japanese philosophy and aesthetics, Phenomenology of Tea invites readers into ......more

An ideal introduction for students new to Japanese philosophy and aesthetics, Phenomenology of Tea invites readers into ......more

In this original study, Rachel Coventry expands Heidegger’s philosophy of art to include his ontological account of poet......more

Does a work of art have to be morally admirable in order to be aesthetically valuable? In this updated introduction, Eli......more

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Carefully considering the difference in the philosophical potential of page poetry and performance poetry, Karen Simecek......more

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Radical Intimacy in Contemporary Art focuses on practices that operate at the edges of sexuality and its socially sancti......more

Modern literature is often described in terms of its impersonality. What is the significance of this fact? In Skepticism......more

A glorious call to throw off restraint and balance in favor of excess, abandon, and disproportion, in essays ranging fro......more

What is the good life--for me, for us, for the cosmos? Good is an ecocritical enquiry into ethical and political dimensi......more

This volume explores the work of Polish phenomenologist Roman Ingarden (1893-1970) with respect to his ontology, epistem......more

Bringing together thinkers from philosophy of religion, religious studies, music, art, and film, while drawing on a weal......more

Across these essays Arnold Berleant demonstrates how aesthetic values and theory can be used to reappraise our social pr......more

A reissue of Susan Sontag’s classic first collection, featuring some of her most beloved writing--on art, life, camp, an......more

From the acclaimed author of Blue and other color histories, the beautifully illustrated story of pink, from the first a......more

Aesthetics and Video Games introduces current issues and ideas in philosophical aesthetics that help us to better unders......more

Is there a connection between the environmental, climate, and political crises facing us today and Western dualism? By c......more

A critical revision of philosophical aesthetics from the vantage point of ongoing anticolonial struggles. While the poet......more

An essay-length argument for the autonomy of art in the present. Over recent decades, a post-critical theoretical and me......more

Mojca Kuplen connects 18th-century German aesthetics to contemporary theories of self-knowledge in order to highlight th......more

Where does the great Bengali poet and philosopher Rabindranath Tagore stand in today’s global world? The legacy of Rabin......more

Where does the great Bengali poet and philosopher Rabindranath Tagore stand in today’s global world? The legacy of Rabin......more

When Taylor Swift’s record label was sold in 2019, the six studio albums she recorded for them came under the control of......more

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By exploring diagrams, diagramming and the diagrammatic across a range of disciplinary traditions and arts-led practices......more

Treatments of synesthesia in the arts and humanities generally assume a clear distinction between the neurological condi......more

Treatments of synesthesia in the arts and humanities generally assume a clear distinction between the neurological condi......more

This study illuminates the complex interplay between Deleuze and Guattari’s philosophy and architecture. Presenting thei......more

This book is about bodies and discomfort. Specifically, it is about how to recognize discomfort as a motivating source f......more

A Heretical History of Architecture challenges the conventional understanding of significant developments in Western arc......more

Innovatively combining philosophical inquiry and aphoristic writing, this study presents a bold new interpretation of ph......more

Following the narratives explored in Hominescence, Incandescent and The Bough, Michel Serres continues and concludes his......more

Following the narratives explored in Hominescence, Incandescent and The Bough, Michel Serres continues and concludes his......more

A provocative book that proposes a new and surprising inspiration for philosophy today--the canine thinker from Kafka’s ......more

A unique, critical, and creative encyclopedia from scholars, artists, and writers on the world and words of finance capi......more

Highlights ways of thinking and doing that connect philosophical generality to socio-material idiosyncrasy, encouraging ......more

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"This interdisciplinary anthology presents 10 chapters from a range of scholars in art history, cultural studies and ant......more

A strategic reconstruction of modern German thought from the standpoint of aesthetic theory, The Narrowest Path reveals ......more

What does it mean to think with images? There is a well-established tradition of studying thought processes through the ......more

"Black gold. Liquid sunlight. Texas tea. Oil remains the commodity of our global era. Wars are fought over it. Some comm......more

For Bataille, "the absence of myth" had itself become the myth of the modern age. In a world that had "lost the secret o......more

What do the performing arts contribute to philosophical, ethical and political thinking today? This book is a study of t......more

Taking place in the skies over London, the plazas of Rotterdam, and the hallways of museums worldwide, a new kind of art......more

In an era of cancel culture, digital identities and thriving conversation surrounding parasocial relationships, we quest......more

An alternative occult and esoteric history of England told through one of its most popular cultural forms: the comedy si......more

This book addresses the complex conceptual, historical, and philosophical questions posed by Eduard Hanslick’s influenti......more

In everyday life, most people do not reflect seriously on the impacts of architecture and environmental aesthetics on th......more

Was wäre, wenn wir das multistabile, ambivalente und anpassungsfähige Verhalten aktiver Materie als offenen Gestaltungss......more

Informed by a provocative exhibition at the Louvre curated by the author, The Severed Head unpacks artistic representati......more

This book is an engaging and comprehensive exploration that delves into the possibility of artificial intelligence devel......more

It is tempting to affirm that on and about November 2022 (post)human character changed. The revolution in A.I. simulatio......more

Beyond Reason relates Wagner’s works to the philosophical and cultural ideas of his time, centering on the four music dr......more

In an age of rife consumption and increasing need for consideration of sustainable social practices, an exploration of t......more

In this first ever book-length study of aesthetic expertise, Ole Martin Skilleås outlines the nature and purpose of aest......more

This book presents the creative processes in art throughout history and cultures. A specific cognitive function, the hom......more

What does a sanctuary for Hawaiian crows have in common with a troop of robots programmed to perform the Māori haka, or ......more

The sense of smell has long been the most neglected of the human senses in literature. Common Scents sets out to undo th......more

Is the mind like a theatrical performance? This comparison has often been used as a conceptual tool by neuroscientists, ......more

Clement of Alexandria and the Judgement of Taste: Pedagogical Rhetoric and Christian Formation provides a new account of......more

Samantha Matherne defends a systematic interpretation of the philosopher Immanuel Kantâs theory of imagination. In contr......more

What is steampunk and why are people across the globe eagerly embracing its neo-Victorian aesthetic? Aesthetic program, ......more