From Plato's Ion to works by contemporary philosophers, this anthology showcases classic texts to illuminate the development of philosophical thought about art and the aesthetic. This volume is the most comprehensive collection of readings on aesthetics and the philosophy of art currently available.
Brings together the most significant writings in aesthetics and philosophy of art from the past 2500 years
Each section includes a useful introductory essay which provides an overview of developments in the field
Broken down into...
From Plato's Ion to works by contemporary philosophers, this anthology showcases classic texts to illuminate the development of philosophical t...
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 Art of Comics is the first-ever collection of essays published in English devoted to the philosophical topics raised by comics and graphic ...
Through much of the twentieth century, philosophical thinking about works of art, design, and other aesthetic products has emphasized intuitive and reflective methods, often tied to the idea that philosophy's business is primarily to analyze concepts. This "philosophy from the armchair" approach contrasts with methods used by psychologists, sociologists, evolutionary thinkers, and others who study the making and reception of the arts empirically. How far should philosophers be sensitive to the results of these studies? Is their own largely a priori method basically flawed? Are their views on...
Through much of the twentieth century, philosophical thinking about works of art, design, and other aesthetic products has emphasized intuitive and re...
Musical listening, looking at paintings and literary creation are activities that involve perceptual and cognitive activity and so are of interest to psychologists and other scientists of the mind. What sorts of interest should philosophers of the arts take in scientific approaches to such issues? Opinion currently ranges across a spectrum, with 'take no notice' at one end and 'abandon traditional philosophical methods' at the other. This collection of essays, originating in a Royal Institute of Philosophy conference at the Leeds Art Gallery in 2012, represents many of the most interesting...
Musical listening, looking at paintings and literary creation are activities that involve perceptual and cognitive activity and so are of interest to ...
This cutting-edge handbook brings together an international roster of scholars to examine many facets of comics and graphic novels. Contributor essays provide authoritative, up-to-date overviewsof the major topics and questions within comic studies, offering readers a truly global approach to understanding the field.
Essays examine:
the history of the temporal, geographical, and formal development of comics, including topics like art comics, manga, comix, and the comics code;
issues such as authorship, ethics, adaptation, and translating comics;
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This cutting-edge handbook brings together an international roster of scholars to examine many facets of comics and graphic novels. Contributor es...
Through much of the twentieth century, philosophical thinking about works of art, design, and other aesthetic products has emphasized intuitive and reflective methods, often tied to the idea that philosophy's business is primarily to analyze concepts. This "philosophy from the armchair" approach contrasts with methods used by psychologists, sociologists, evolutionary thinkers, and others who study the making and reception of the arts empirically. How far should philosophers be sensitive to the results of these studies? Is their own largely a priori method basically flawed? Are their views on...
Through much of the twentieth century, philosophical thinking about works of art, design, and other aesthetic products has emphasized intuitive and re...
