Philosophy
Philosophy from Greece and Rome to medieval and modern thought.
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Unframing Aesthetics [Paperback]
Pietro Conte (Author)
£12.00ISBN: 9788869772221
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Aesthetics
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The world of the image has traditionally been considered as different and separate from the real world. This separation has been ensured by some kind of framing device, be it the pedestal of a statue, the frame of a painting, or the cinema screen.... .... Learn More -
Thus replied Zarathustra [Paperback]
Ann Van Sevenant (Author)
£18.00ISBN: 9788869772252
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Series: Philosophy
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In most Western university studies, Greek philosophy is considered the most ancient kind of wisdom, but the Zoroastrian way of life can be traced back to the second millennium BC. The Gathas, hymns or songs attributed to Zarathustra, hold an exist... .... Learn More -
Mythology and Nation Building: N.F.S. Grundtvig and his Contemporaries [Hardback]
Pierre-Brice Stahl (Editor); Sophie Bønding (Editor)
£25.00ISBN: 9788771846263
Published by : Aarhus University Press
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This interdisciplinary anthology offers new perspectives on the role of pre-Christian mythologies in the formation of national communities in 19th Century Europe. Through a combination of theoretical articles and case studies, it provides new unde... .... Learn More -
Philosophical News N.13: Goodness [Paperback]
Elisa Grimi (Editor)
£14.50ISBN: 9788869771170
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Philosophical News
Volume: N.13, December 2016
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Philosophical News is the official publication of the European Society for Moral Philosophy. It is a semi-annual journal of philosophy born from the collaboration of a number of international scholars as well as an intense editorial effort. The ai... .... Learn More -
Aesthetics of Values: Contemporary Perspectives [Paperback]
Claudio Rozzoni (Editor); Nélio Conceição (Editor)
£20.00ISBN: 9788869772276
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Aesthetics
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Within a landscape, such as the contemporary one, in which studies on the notion of the image proliferate through multiple disciplinary fields. This book proposes a path dedicated to the analysis of the status of the image, taking its relationship... .... Learn More -
Adorno and Popular Music: A Constellation of Perspectives [Paperback]
Colin J. Campbell (Editor); Samir Gandesha (Editor); Stefano Marino (Editor)
£14.00ISBN: 9788869772238
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Aesthetics
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This book collects Adornian contributions on different trends, genres and artists belonging to the broad and complex and in-itself-articulated field of popular music. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Adorno’s death, the book will repr... .... Learn More -
Asian Philosophical Texts: Exploring Hidden Sources [Paperback]
Takeshi Morisato (Editor); Roman Pașca (Editor)
£16.00ISBN: 9788869772245
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Series: Asian Philosophical Texts
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The present volume compiles translations of hitherto neglected texts in Asian philosophical traditions, along with several critical essays dealing with the philosophical issues of translating them into western languages. As the inaugural volume to... .... Learn More -
We and They: Decolonizing Biblical and Graeco-Roman Antiquities [Hardback]
Jonathan Cahana (Editor); Karmen MacKendrick (Editor)
£25.00ISBN: 9788771844436
Published by : Aarhus University Press
Series: Aarhus Studies in Mediterranean Antiquity
Volume: 14
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The articles collected in this volume share a very similar goal: to decolonize our understanding of antiquity, thus allowing modernity to converse with antiquity without constraining the latter to be either the direct precedent or the thoroughly o... .... Learn More -
New Phenomenology: A Brief Introduction [Paperback]
Hermann Schmitz (Author); Tonino Griffero (Editor)
£16.00ISBN: 9788869772184
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Series: Atmospheric Spaces
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In this work, Hermann Schmitz introduces the main theses of New Phenomenology. He also offers a new solution to the problem of freedom and a critique of the current age of irony. .... Learn More -
Ants [Paperback]
Hans Joachim Offenberg (Author)
£4.99ISBN: 9788771848137
Published by : Aarhus University Press
Series: Reflections
Volume: 6
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Famed for its industriousness and its urge to conquer, this race practises farming and uses chemical weapons. Humans? No, ants! Joachim Offenberg, a myrmecophile researcher at Aarhus University, shares fascinating facts about these tiny creatures ... .... Learn More
