Featuring long-awaited selections from Robert M. Pirsigs unpublished writings, from before and after Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, an original collection illuminating the central theme of Pirsigs thought: Quality...Lasīt vairāk
Brings together the views of architects, artists, critics, historians, and philosophers to explore how beauty can again become an integral part of discussions about architecture. Beauty in Architecture brings...Lasīt vairāk
In this significant contribution to aesthetic philosophy from one of the foremost writers on American poetry, Charles Altieri champions the neglected, non-cognitive, aspects of our encounters with works of art....Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 14-Oct-2025, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, ISBN-13: 9780802885166)
A groundbreaking volume that brings together art, philosophy, theology, and the sciences to explore a new research area: art seeking understanding In this cutting-edge collection, scholars working in the fields of philo...Lasīt vairāk
Across eight cases studies of patrons spanning the 18th to the 21st century, this assesses the ways that Louis XIVs Palace of Versailles has continued to shape the aesthetics of cultural capital since his death. The book demonstrates how the extrav...Lasīt vairāk
A history of the Palace of Versailles as the paradigm of cultural capital in Western architecture, interior design, and material culture from the 17th century to the present....Lasīt vairāk
The artistic potential modern, urban housing (Neubau) offered to writers and directors in East Germany from the 1960s to 1980s remains underexplored. Neubau Atmospheres seeks to bridge that gap by providing an incisive analysis of East...Lasīt vairāk
Institution Architecture: Building the Avant-garde takes a terminological, sociological and semiological approach that develops by tracing the avant-garde in a century span of literatures for a textual analysis, unpacking the text, and in...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 28-Sep-2025, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: Liverpool University Press, ISBN-13: 9781836245094)
In his Essay of 1815, Wordsworth asserts that a pure and refined scheme of harmony must prevail in all higher poetry. This idea of a structured and complex form of harmony was similarly noted earlier in The Prelude (1805), where Wordsworth famously...Lasīt vairāk
soft Design explores an emerging design language of emotional aesthetics that merges emotive and sensory design with ancient and new technology to create multidimensional and multisensorial experiences.soft Design integrat...Lasīt vairāk
Soft Design explores an emerging design language of emotional aesthetics that merges emotive and sensory design with ancient and new technology to create multidimensional and multisensorial experiences.Soft Design integrates tangible and in...Lasīt vairāk
This lavishly illustrated book offers a comprehensive exploration of the rich and intricate history of Chinese aesthetics.Through the lens of renowned artist Mo Hen, this book explores themes of simplicity, natural beauty, and the pass...Lasīt vairāk
A revolutionary history and theory of harmony from music to metaphysics An ancient tradition holds that Pythagoras invented harmony. It is said that one day, he wandered by a forge and, hearing a wondrous sound come from within, ven...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 16-Sep-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Zone Books, ISBN-13: 9781945861024)
An exploration of the impact of immersive experiences on visual practices from cave painting to virtual realityIn this groundbreaking book, philosopher Andrea Pinotti explores the impacts of a desire that has motivated human beings...Lasīt vairāk
