The Philosophy of Art, Paperback - Hippolyte Adolphe Taine

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Reducere. This book, the first comprehensive study in English of Heidegger's philosophy of art, starts in the mid-1930s with Heidegger's discussion of the Gr...

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Reducere. It was in a Nazi prison camp during World War II that 22-year-old Hans Rookmaaker read the Bible and became a Christian. It was there too he receiv...

The Philosophy of Hebrew Scripture - Yoram Hazony

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An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science - Kent W. Staley

Reducere. DescriptionThe Philosophy of Freedom (A Modern Philosophy of Life Developed by Scientific Methods), by Rudolf Steiner originally published in Engli...

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Reducere. A rich and accessible introduction to Marx's fundamental concepts from a key intellectual--now updated Written by one of political theory's leading...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: AristotleIntroduction by: Renford BambroughCommentaries by: Renford BambroughMore than two thousand years ago, Aristotle es...

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This influential volume contributed to the shift in how philosophy of mind is understood. While previous studies tended to focus exclusively on the...

This introduction to the work of the 16th-century master portraitist Hans Holbein reveals the impressive and surprising scope of his career.Publish...

Discover the life and work of Frida Kahlo in this introduction to the iconic Mexican artist.Illustrations: 55 Illustrations, color

Celebrate the life and work of Peter Paul Rubens with this informative introduction to the Flemish artist.Illustrations: 55 Illustrations, color

This generously illustrated volume on the work of Turner makes the world's greatest art accessible to readers of every level of appreciation.

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Discover the dramatic life and work of Amedeo Modigliani, a pioneer of modern figurative painting.Illustrations: 55 Illustrations, color

This generously illustrated volume on the work of Rembrandt makes the world's greatest art accessible to readers of every level of appreciation.

Discover the motifs, masterpieces, and driving forces behind the artist Pablo Picasso.

An elegant introduction to Egon Schiele's career, this book untangles the mysteries and misunderstandings behind his genius.

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Get a glimpse into the life and work of painter, sculptor, and printmaker Edgar Degas, who is regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism.Publ...

Learn about Henri Matisse, one of 20th century's most beloved artists, and his artistic legacy.Publisher: PrestelAuthor(s): Eckhard HollmannIllustr...

Reducere. The Kabbalah's history and esoteric qualities are demystified and explained by Adolph Franck, a philosopher and scholar of ancient Jewish texts.Wit...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Philosophy of Existence, among the first translations into English of the Catholic existentialist Gabriel Marcel, is composed of fou...

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Reducere. This is the 1st English translation from Russian: the Russian religious philosopher Nicholas Berdyaev's 1911 book, "The Philosophy of Freedom", whi...

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This book presents a philosophical study of the idea of reenchantment and its connections with philosophical anthropology, ethics, and ontology. Th...

* 'Great art has dreadful manners...' Simon Schama observes at the start of his epic exploration of the power, and whole point, of art.

Reducere. Donald Kuspit argues here that art is over because it has lost its aesthetic import. Art has been replaced by "postart, " a term invented by Alan K...

Reducere. DescriptionQuantum physics, unlike classical physics, suggests a non-physicalistic metaphysics. Whereas physicalism implies a reductive position in...

Reducere. The Philosophy of Death is a discussion of the basic philosophical issues concerning death, and a critical introduction to the relevant contemporar...

Reducere. Envy is almost universally condemned and feared. But is its bad reputation always warranted? In this book, Sara Protasi argues that envy is more mu...

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Ecology is indispensable to understanding the biological world and addressing the environmental problems humanity faces. Its philosophy has never b...

Reducere. What makes this book by Max Planck - one of the fathers of modern physics (Nobel Prize in Physics 1918) - invaluable is that he presents his entire...

Reducere. The Philosophy of Composition (1846) is an essay by Edgar Allan Poe. Recognized as a foundational figure of nineteenth century fiction, Poe has ins...

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Get to know the master figurative painter Lucian Freud who depicted humanity with a poet's gaze and a perfectionist's eye for detail. Lucian Freud ...

"First published in French as Le Pouvoir de l'art (c) Editions Saint-Simon, 2018"--T.p. verso.