Philosophy
Philosophy from Greece and Rome to medieval and modern thought.
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David Hume: The Sceptical Conservative [Paperback]
Spartaco Pupo (Author)
£15.99ISBN: 9788869772757
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Politics
This book stresses the importance of returning to David Hume’s political thought, focusing on his ideas about the origin of government and political obedience, and his vision of the ideals of liberty, property, political stability, and moderation,... .... Learn More -
Chiasmi 20 [Paperback]
Mauro Carbon (Editor); Galen Johnson (Editor); Federico Leoni (Editor); Ted Toadvine (Editor)
£25.00ISBN: 9788869771989
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Chiasmi
Not yet published - available for pre-order
A special issue of Chiasmi, the A-class trilingual publication about Merlau-Ponty’s thought, that celebrates the 110th birthday of the French phenomenological philosopher by realising rare or unpublished dialogues and texts. .... 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 -
Unframing Aesthetics [Paperback]
Pietro Conte (Author)
£12.00ISBN: 9788869772221
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Aesthetics
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
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Philosophy
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 -
Asian Philosophical Texts: Exploring Hidden Sources [Paperback]
Takeshi Morisato (Editor); Roman Pașca (Editor)
£16.00ISBN: 9788869772245
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Asian Philosophical Texts
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 -
Biopolitics: an Introduction: Power-Knowledge of Life and Government of Persons [Paperback]
Ottavio Marzocca (Author)
£15.00ISBN: 9788869771781
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Philosophy
Not yet published - available for pre-order
Michel Foucault claimed that the term biopolitics can be fully understood only within the context of modern forms of governing society. From this perspective, the development of modern medical knowledge, the re-organization of the hospital as a he... .... Learn More -
Adorno and Popular Music: A Constellation of Perspectives [Paperback]
Colin J. Campbell (Editor); Samir Gandesha (Editor); Stefano Marino (Editor)
£12.99ISBN: 9788869772238
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Aesthetics
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, this book aims to ... .... 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
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 -
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
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
