In Praise of Blandness: Proceeding from Chinese Thought and Aesthetics, Paperback - Francois Jullien

Reducere. A consideration of blandness not as the absence of defining qualities but as the harmonious union of all potential values--an infinite opening into...

Reducere. In Detour and Access, François Jullien investigates the subtlety, strategy, and production of meaning in ancient and modern Chinese aesthetic texts...

Reducere. The philosophical tradition in the West has always subjected life to conceptual divisions and questions about meaning. Although this process has gi...

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Mustafa Dikec reveals the aesthetic premises that underlie Hannah Arendt, Jean-Luc Nancy and Jacques Ranciere's political thinking, and demonstrate...

"In this book, Jacques Ranciaere explores how political relations develop fundamentally from sensual experience, as individual feelings become the ...

DescriptionIntroductory collection of writings by a creative and subversive thinker, ranging from the origins of "non-philosophy" to its evolution ...

Reducere. In this book, his first to appear in English, French sinologist Fran ois Jullien uses the Chinese concept of shi--meaning disposition or circumstan...

Reducere. 1. As Seen From Above 4: 40 2. In Praise Of Dreams 5: 21 3. One Goes There Alone 5: 06 4. Knot Of Place And Time 6: 22 5. If You Go Far Enough 0: 3...

Dissensus: On Politics and Aesthetics brings together some of Jacques Ranciere's most recent writings on art and politics to show the critical pote...

Publisher: MIT Press LtdAuthor(s): Steven (DeRoy Professor of English, Wayne State University) ShaviroNumber of pages: 192Collection: Technologies ...

An innovative approach to the refugee crisis through a focus on language use, discourse and representationPublisher: Pluto PressAuthor(s): Ulla (Co...

In Praise of the Stepmother is a witty and subtle meditation on the mysterious nature of human happiness and the corrupting power of innocence

Reducere. Side A 1. As Seen From Above (4: 42) 2. In Praise Of Dreams (5: 21) 3. One Goes There Alone (5: 06) 4. Knot Of Place And Time (6: 22) 5. If You Go ...

Georg Simmel is one of the most original German thinkers of the twentieth century and is considered a founding architect of the modern discipline o...

Description Directing: Film Techniques and Aesthetics is a comprehensive exploration into the art and craft of directing for film and television. I...

The pleasures of car travel around rural Britain are considered by former prison psychiatrist and author of The Knife Went In Theodore Dalrymple, w...

Erasmus wrote In Praise of Folly, his masterpiece of ironic literature, in less than a week while en route to England from Italy to visit his good ...

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Reducere. DescriptionWitness the French anthropologist as we have never seen him before. Marc Aug coined the term "non-place" to describe the ubiquitous airp...

Devoted to a deceptively simple but original argument that copying is an essential part of being human, that the ability to copy is worthy of celeb...

How many times have you rehearsed what you were gonna say or cursed yourself for what you should have said?

Celtic's greatest ever player receives tributes from some of the biggest names in football in this anecdote-rich toast to the nine-time Scottish Le...

'Is there some adventure out there that we are not having, some vividness, some wild pleasure, that we are not experiencing in our responsible, pro...

Reducere. This is an enchanting essay on aesthetics by one of the greatest Japanese novelists. Tanizaki's eye ranges over architecture, jade, food, toilets, ...

Reducere. With meticulous observation and the seductive skill of a great storyteller, Vargas Llosa lures the reader into the shadow of perversion that, littl...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Jeff DeutschNumber of pages: 216Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 206 x 139 x 20Cover type: Hardbac...

Reducere. Winner of the Wandering Aengus Press Book Award, Tarn Wilson's memoir in essays In Praise of Inadequate Gifts explores the varied ways we process t...

A defense of aesthetic personalism that affirms an inclusive God's eye or ideal observer view of goodness and beauty, the reality and integrity of ...

Reducere. The Essential Guide to Mastering GlazingProfessional craftsmen John Hesselberth and Ron Roy present this invaluable resource for potters working wi...

In Praise of Nahum Tate covers a wide range of reading experiences including poetry, short stories, reviews and politics. It features an eclectic p...

If we are to resist returning to the logic of clashing, violent particularisms and defend ourselves against fascist or fascistoid tendencies that a...

Reducere. The author of City of Quartz and Planet of Slums attacks the current fashion for empires and white men's burdens in this blistering collection of r...

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