The Art of Comics is the first-ever collection of essays published in English devoted to the philosophical topics raised by comics and graphic novels. In an area of growing philosophical interest, this volume constitutes a great leap forward in the development of this fast expanding field, and makes a powerful contribution to the philosophy of art.

• The first-ever anthology to address the philosophical issues raised by the art of comics
• Provides an extensive and thorough introduction to the field, and to comics more generally
• Responds to the...

The Possibility of Culture: Pleasure and Moral Development in Kant's Aesthetics presents an in-depth exploration and deconstruction of Kant's depiction of the ways in which aesthetic pursuits can promote personal moral development.

• Presents an in-depth exploration of the connection between Kant's aesthetics and his views on moral development
• Reveals the links between Kant's aesthetics and his anthropology and moral psychology
• Explores Kant's notion of genius and his views on the connections between the social aspects of taste and...