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Marginal Modernity traces the emergence and dissemination of a new aesthetic paradigm from the periphery to the core of European...

In this book Richard Eldridge presents a clear and compact survey of philosophical theories of the nature and significance of...

Philosophy of art is traditionally concerned with the definition, appreciation and value of art. Through a close examination of art...

Following the publication of his magnum opus L'être et l'événement (Being and Event) in 1988, Alain Badiou has been acclaimed...

Benjamin's Passages: Dreaming, Awakening is focused on central issues of Benjamin's later work: the interplay of aesthetics and politics; the...

Imagination occupies a central place in philosophy, going back to Aristotle. However, following a period of relative neglect there has...

This collection fills a gap in the current literature in philosophy and film by focusing on the question: How would...

There is a blind spot in recent accounts of the history, theory and aesthetics of optical media: namely, the field...

This book explores the significance of human animality in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche and provides the first systematic treatment...

"Kant, Kantianism and Idealism" presents an overview of German Idealism, the major movement in philosophy from the late 18th to...

This volume presents the latest explorations of the literary turn in ethnographic work by many of the leading people in...

Philosophy may be said to contain the principles of the rational cognition that concepts afford us of things (not merely,...

This early work by Robin G. Collingwood was originally published in 1923 and we are now republishing it with a...

Love in the Post: From Plato to Derrida: The Screenplay and Commentary is an original screenplay inspired by Derrida’s The...

Theodor W. Adorno (1903-69) was one of the foremost philosophers and social theorists of the post-war period. Crucial to the...

The Value of Literature provides an original and compelling argument for the historical and contemporary significance of literature to humanity. Author:...

Best known for his theories of ethics and responsibility, Emmanuel Levinas was one of the most profound and influential thinkers...

Collected here are five short essays by the world renowned philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer: 'General Rules,' 'Our Relation to Ourselves,' 'Our...

This volume presents a historical-textual study about transformations of the aesthetics of the sublime-the literary and aesthetic quality of greatness...

In the first book to consider the study of world religion and world literature in concert, Zhange Ni proposes a...