Philosophy
Philosophy from Greece and Rome to medieval and modern thought.
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Imaginative Moods: Aesthetics, Religion, Philosophy [Hardback]
Dorthe Jørgensen (Author)
£29.00ISBN: 9788772191058
Published by : Aarhus University Press
What do human experiences of transcendence mean? Would investigating their mind-opening and world-transformative nature improve contemporary philosophy and theology? The book shows the importance of experiences traditionally categorized as religio... .... Learn More -
Aesthetics of Values: Contemporary Perspectives [Paperback]
Claudio Rozzoni (Editor); Nélio Conceição (Editor)
£13.99ISBN: 9788869772276
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Aesthetics
Fostering a dialogue enriched by contributions from both the analytic and the continental tradition (and drawing on authors such as Broch, Diderot, Levinson, and Wittgenstein), this volume delves into the complex relationship between aesthetics an... .... Learn More -
Styles of Reasoning in the British Life Sciences: Shared Assumptions, 1820-1858 [Paperback]
James Elwick (Author)
£27.00ISBN: 9780822966340
Published by : University of Pittsburgh Press
Series: Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century
Elwick explores how the concept of "compound individuality" brought together life scientists working in pre-Darwinian London. Scientists conducting research in comparative anatomy, physiology, cellular microscopy, embryology and the neurosciences ... .... Learn More -
Troubled Legitimization: Habermas' Critique of Late Capitalism [Paperback]
Ruggero D'Alessandro (Author)
£10.99ISBN: 9788869773143
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Philosophy
The current study takes on the task of focussing on Habermas’ long and productive first phase in the 1960s and 1970s.
The book begins with Habermas’ analyses of students’ political consciousness and of public opinion, before examining his... .... Learn More -
Furusato: ‘Home' at the Nexus of History, Art, Society, and Self [Paperback]
Christopher Craig (Editor); Enrico Fongaro (Editor); Aldo Tollini (Editor)
£19.99ISBN: 9788869772771
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Hasekura League Studies
Furusato (home, hometown, and/or place of origin) is a revered and idealized concept in Japan. On an individual level, it plays a central role in personal identity; in a broader social and cultural milieu, it is constitutive of a sense of nostalgi... .... Learn More -
Science and Eccentricity: Collecting, Writing and Performing Science for Early Nineteenth-Century Audiences [Paperback]
Victoria Carroll (Author)
£27.00ISBN: 9780822966333
Published by : University of Pittsburgh Press
Series: Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century
The concept of eccentricity was central to how people in the nineteenth century understood their world. This monograph is the first scholarly history of eccentricity. Carroll explores how discourses of eccentricity were established to make sense o... .... Learn More -
Popular Exhibitions, Science and Showmanship, 1840-1910 [Paperback]
Joe Kember (Editor); John Plunkett (Editor); Jill A. Sullivan (Editor)
£27.00ISBN: 9780822966395
Published by : University of Pittsburgh Press
Series: Sci & Culture in the Nineteenth Century
Victorian culture was characterized by a proliferation of shows and exhibitions. These were encouraged by the development of new sciences and technologies, together with changes in transportation, education and leisure patterns. The essays in this... .... Learn More -
Human Space [Paperback]
Otto Bollnow (Author)
£27.99ISBN: 9788869772832
Published by : Mimesis International
Human Space is an English translation of one of the most comprehensive studies of space as we experience it. Since it was published in Germany in 1963, Bollnow’s text has become a key reading in architecture, anthropology, and philosophy,... .... 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
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 -
Chiasmi International no.21: Merlau-Ponty - An Excerpt from the Unpublished Course on the Porblem of Speech [Paperback]
Mauro Carbone (Editor); Galen Johnson (Editor); Federico Leoni (Editor)
£25.00ISBN: 9788869772726
Published by : Mimesis International
Trilingual publication concerning Merleau-Ponty's thought. This issue includes an excerpt from the unpublished course on the problem of speech and the philosopher's theories on literature and literary language. .... Learn More
