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Salim Kemal
In this accessible yet authoritative book, the author explains the argument and strategy of Kant’s analysis of beauty. He clarifies the nature of aesthetic claims, examines the scope of Kant’s…
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An examination of the studies of Aristotle’s Poetics and its related texts in which three mediaeval philosophers - Alfarabi, Avicenna and Averroes - proposed a conception of poetic validity (beauty)…
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This book examines the studies of Aristotle’s Poetics and related texts in which three Medieval philosophers proposed a conception of poetic validity (beauty), and a just relation between subjects in…
An interdisciplinary collection of new essays exploring the interaction between politics and the arts.
Brings together a distinguished group of scholars to investigate the complex and developing interaction between performance and authenticity in the arts. Subjects discussed include the experiences of religious and aesthetic…
Penetrating studies by a group of art historians, literary theorists, and philosophers consider ‘explanation’ and works of literature and painting.
This volume brings together essays from distinguished scholars in a variety of disciplines - philosophy, history, literary studies, art history - to explore various ways in which aesthetics, politics and…
This book brings together a distinguished group of scholars to investigate the complex and developing interaction between performance and authenticity in the arts. Subjects discussed include the experiences of religious…
Penetrating studies by a group of art historians, literary theorists, and philosophers consider ‘explanation’ of works of literature and painting.
The first volume in a new series, this book offers a range of responses by distinguished philosophers and art historians to some crucial issues generated by the relationship between the…
This volume offers studies of the complex structure of aesthetic responses to nature.
Nietzsche’s writings have shaped much contemporary reflection on the relation between philosophy and art. This book brings together a number of distinguished contributors to examine his aesthetic account of the…
Including essays that were commissioned for the volume, this collection showcases definitive works that have shaped Nietzsche studies alongside new works of interest to students and experts alike. Suitable for…