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An Introduction to Aesthetics by Dabney Townsend
Category: No Category | Series: Introducing Philosophy Ser.
This volume is a fascinating introduction to the core themes and basic methods of aesthetics and the philosophy of art. Providing an analytic and historical treatment of the issues, and including many illustrative examples to both motivate and reinforce theoretical discussion, An Introduction to Aesthet ...Show more
An Introduction to Feminist Epistemologies by Alessandra Tanesini
Category: No Category | Series: Introducing Philosophy Ser.
Although their positions and arguments differ in several respects, feminists have asserted that science, knowledge, and rationality cannot be severed from their social, political, and cultural aspects.
An Introduction to Feminist Epistemologies by Alessandra Tanesini
Category: No Category | Series: Introducing Philosophy Ser.
Although their positions and arguments differ in several respects, feminists have asserted that science, knowledge, and rationality cannot be severed from their social, political, and cultural aspects.
Capitalism: A Graphic Guide by Dan Cryan, Sharron Shatil
Category: Business | Series: Introducing... Ser.
Capitalism shapes every aspect of our world, beyond just our economic structures; it moulds our values and influences the way we write laws, wage wars and even conduct personal relationships. From its beginnings to the present day, Capitalism: A Graphic Guidetells the story of capitalism's remark ...Show more
Existentialism - A Reconstruction by David E. Cooper
Category: No Category | Series: Introducing Philosophy Ser.
First published in 1990, Existentialism is widely regardedas a classic introductory survey of the topic, and has helped torenew interest in existentialist philosophy.The author places existentialism within the great traditions ofphilosophy, and argues that it deserves as much attention fromanalytic phil ...Show more
Existentialism - A Reconstruction by David E. Cooper
Category: No Category | Series: Introducing Philosophy Ser.
First published in 1990, Existentialism is widely regardedas a classic introductory survey of the topic, and has helped torenew interest in existentialist philosophy.The author places existentialism within the great traditions ofphilosophy, and argues that it deserves as much attention fromanalytic phil ...Show more
INTRODUCING AUSTRALIA by Anita Ganeri
Category: Education | Series: Introducing Continents Ser.
What is Uluru? What language is spoken in Australia? Where do koala bears live? This book answers these questions and more as it introduces young readers to the continent of Australia through age-appropriate maps, engaging photographs, and simple text. Topics covered within the book include where the co ...Show more
Introducing Aesthetics: A Graphic Guide by Christopher Kul-Want
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Introducing... Ser.
Every day we talk about the aesthetics of a piece of art or design. More than a simple response, aesthetics is a philosophy in which perceptions, feelings, and emotions combine to form the whole nature of experience. Through clear text and fitting illustrations, Introducing Aesthetics provides a captiva ...Show more
Introducing Alain Badiou: A Graphic Guide by Michael J. Kelly; Agostino Piero
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Introducing... Ser.
After Slavoj Zizek, Frenchman Alain Badiouwhose work ranges from novels, poems, "romanoperas," and political treatises to math theoryis probably the world's best-known living philosopher. Featuring the brilliantly idiosyncratic illustrations of Piero, this incisive graphic guide is written by Michael Ke ...Show more
Introducing American Politics Graphic Guide by Laura Locker; Jules Scheele (Illustrator)
Category: Gift | Series: Introducing... Ser.
Following in the footsteps of the highly successful Queer: A Graphic History, illustrator Jules Scheele teams up with Dr Laura Locker in this comic-book introduction to the political history of the Land of Opportunity. How did a political outsider like Trump win the 2016 presidential election? Why do s ...Show more
Introducing Artificial Intelligence: A Graphic Guide by Henry Brighton; Howard Selina (Illustrator)
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Introducing... Ser.
Half a century of research has resulted in machines capable of beating the best human chess players, and humanoid robots that can interact. But can machines really think? Is the mind just a complicated computer program? Introducing Artificial Intelligence focuses on the issues behind one of science's ...Show more
Introducing Barthes by Philip Thody; Ann Course (Illustrator)
Category: No Category | Series: Introducing Ser.
Roland Barthes is best known as a semiologist, a student of the science of signs. This sees human beings primarily as communicating animals, and looks at the way they use language, clothes, gestures, hair styles, visual images, shapes and colour to convey to one another their tastes, their emotions, the ...Show more