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1	Beauty: The Invisible Embrace more books like this by John O'Donohue add to wishlist The author of "Anam Cara" describes, in his unique style, the role of beauty in readers' lives. Drawing from his own Celtic wisdom and the writings of Keats, Rilke, Thomas Aquinas, and others, John O'Donohue guides readers to attune to "that which shows us the surprise at the heart of everything." see all copies from $5.49! new only from $7.94! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Wabi-Sabi: For Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers more books like this by Leonard Koren add to wishlist From the Introduction Wabi-sabi is a beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. It is a beauty of things modest and humble. It is a beauty of things unconventional. The immediate catalyst for this book was a widely publicized tea event in Japan. The Japanese aesthetic of wabi-sabi has long been associated with the tea ceremony, and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.75! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Perceiving the Arts: An Introduction to the Humanities more books like this by Dennis J Sporre add to wishlist Buildings, pictures, sculptures, music, drama, literature, dances, and landscapes confront us at every turn and give our lives richness and diversity. Enjoying and getting the most from relationships with works of art depend on knowing what to see and hear in them. The more we understand about cathedrals, paintings, poems, and plays, the more ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.79! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Music, the Brain, and Ecstasy: How Music Captures Our Imagination more books like this by Robert Jourdain add to wishlist Jourdain examines the effects of music on listeners, and why and how it differs from words. He draws from science, psychology, music theory, and philosophy to present the forces at work when music works its magic. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.98! \| first editions \| SVS
5	But is It Art?: An Introduction to Art Theory more books like this by Cynthia A Freeland add to wishlist In the art world at the beginning of the 21st century many strange, even shocking, things qualify as art. In this book, Cynthia Freeland explains why innovation and controversy are valued in the arts, weaving together philosophy and art theory with many thought-provoking examples. She discusses blood, beauty, culture, money, museums, sex, and ... see all copies from $6.17! new only from $8.72! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Brecht on Theatre: The Development of an Aesthetic more books like this by John Willett (Editor) add to wishlist This selection of Bertolt Brecht's critical writing charts the development of his thinking on theatre and aesthetics over four decades. The volume demonstrates how the theories of Epic Theatre and Alienation evolved, and contains notes and essays on the staging of The Threepenny Opera, Mahagonny, Mother Courage, Puntila, Galileo and many others of ... see all copies from $5.21! new only from $7.99! \| first editions \| SVS
7	In praise of shadows more books like this by Jun'ichiro Tanizaki add to wishlist This is an essay on aesthetics by one of the greatest Japanese novelists. The text ranges over architecture, jade, food, toilets, and combines an acute sense of the use of space in buildings, as well as perfect descriptions of lacquerware under candlelight and women in the darkness of the house of pleasure. The essay forms a classic description of ... see all copies from $3.40! new only from $5.19! \| SVS
8	Aristotle's Poetics more books like this by Aristotle add to wishlist This volume brings together the three most original and influential ancient Greek treatises on literature. Stephen Halliwell makes Aristotle's "Poetics" newly accessible with a reliable text and a translation that is both accurate and readable. His authoritative introduction traces the work's debt to earlier theorists,--especially Plato--and the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Landscape of History: How Historians Map the Past more books like this by John Lewis Gaddis add to wishlist What is history and why should we study it? Is there such a thing as historical truth? Is history a science? One of the most accomplished historians at work today, John Lewis Gaddis, answers these and other questions in this short, witty, and humane book. The Landscape of History provides a searching look at the historian's craft, as well as a ... see all copies from $7.50! new only from $9.59! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Poetics more books like this by Aristotle add to wishlist In "The Poetics", Aristotle discusses the essential elements of poetry and drama, making the work one of the earliest examples of literary criticism. Acting as both literary theorist and critic, Aristotle examines the Greek epic poetry, tragedy, and comedy of his day, and concludes that poetry is both more philosophical and more important than ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Zen Guitar more books like this by Philip Toshio Sudo add to wishlist Offering a contemplative approach to playing the guitar, this book covers all levels of experience from professional musicians and amateur guitar players to uninitiated music lovers. The author offers his own experiences with music to show how to rediscover harmony and become open to Zen awareness. Through 58 lessons which provide a focus and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.38! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	What is philosophy? more books like this by Gilles Deleuze, Félix Guattari add to wishlist This treatise represents the culmination of Deleuze's lifelong work in philosophy. Philosophy for Deleuze and Guattari concerns itself not with the actual but with the virtual - a domain of problems and possibilities. The book begins by detailing Deleuze's and Guattari's conception of philosophy. It then develops their understanding of the ... see all copies from $9.90! new only from $12.25! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Art Instinct: Beauty, Pleasure, & Human Evolution more books like this by Denis Dutton add to wishlist The Dinka have a connoisseur's appreciation of the patterns and colours of the markings on their cattle. The Japanese tea ceremony is regarded as a performance art. Some cultures produce carving but no drawing; others specialize in poetry. Yet despite the rich variety of artistic expression to be found across many cultures, we all share a deep ... see all copies from $16.00! new only from $18.10! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Music and the Mind more books like this by Anthony Storr add to wishlist Why does music have such a powerful effect on our minds and bodies? It is the most mysterious and most tangible of all forms of art. Yet, Anthony Storr believes, music today is a deeply significant experience for a greater number of people than ever before. In this book, he explores why this should be so. Drawing on a wide variety of opinions, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.97! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	History of Beauty more books like this by Umberto Eco (Editor), Alastair McEwen (Translator) add to wishlist "What is beauty? What is art? What is taste and fashion? Is beauty something to be observed coolly and rationally or is it something dangerously involving?" So begins Eco's intriguing journey into the aesthetics of beauty, in which he explores the ever-changing concept of the beautiful from the ancient Greeks to today. see all copies from $13.45! new only from $22.28! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The roots of romanticism more books like this by Sir Isaiah Berlin, Henry Hardy, Jr. (Editor) add to wishlist The "Roots of Romanticism" at last makes available in printed form Isaiah Berlin's most celebrated lecture series, the Mellon lectures, delivered in Washington in 1965, recorded by the BBC, and broadcast several times. A published version has been keenly awaited ever since the lectures were given, and Berlin had always hoped to complete a book ... see all copies from $3.56! new only from $14.68! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Pleasure of the Text more books like this by Professor Roland Barthes add to wishlist First published in France, as LE PLAISIR DU TEXTE (1973). see all copies from $2.00! new only from $3.95! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages more books like this by Umberto Eco, Hugh Bredin (Translator) add to wishlist This classic account of aesthetics in medieval Europe, by one of the world's greatest critics, explores cathedral builders, eccentric artifact collections housed in church treasuries, the mystical poetry and music of St. Hildegard, and other marvels of medieval Christendom. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.89! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Substance of Style: How the Rise of Aesthetic Value Is Remaking Commerce, Culture, and Consciousness more books like this by Virginia I Postrel add to wishlist A writer on economics for the New York Times takes a look at the insane abundance of choice available to consumerist America and defends it, arguing that the choices made among such multitudes are meaningful ones. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music more books like this by Victor L Wooten add to wishlist From Grammy-winning musical icon and legendary bassist Wooten comes the story of a struggling young musician who wanted music to be his life, and who wanted his life to be great. see all copies from $6.90! new only from $6.90! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Critique of Judgment more books like this by Immanuel Kant add to wishlist Considered by Kant to be the culmination of his critical philosophy, "The Critique of Judgement" was the last work in the trilogy begun with "The Critique of Pure Reason" and continued with "The Critique of Practical Reason". In this work Kant seeks to establish the a priori principles underlying the faculty of judgement, just as he did in his ... see all copies from $2.92! new only from $3.81! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Art and Its Significance: An Anthology of Aesthetic Theory more books like this by Stephen D. Ross (Editor) add to wishlist This anthology has been significantly expanded for this edition to include a wider range of contemporary issues. The most important addition is a new section on multicultural theory, including important and controversial selections ranging from discussions of art in other cultures to discussions of the appropriation of nonWestern art in Western ... see all copies from $2.84! new only from $34.95! \| SVS
23 view cover	The Birth of Tragedy and the Case of Wagner more books like this by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche add to wishlist The Birth of Tragedy (1872) was Nietzsche's first book. Its youthful faults were exposed by Nietzsche in the brilliant 'Attempt at a Self-Criticism' which he added to the new edition of 1886.The Case of Wagner (1888) was one of Nietzsche's last books, and his wittiest. In attitude and style it is diametrically opposed to The Birth of Tragedy. Both ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Critical Theory Since Plato more books like this by Hazard Adams add to wishlist This outstanding anthology traces major critical statements from classic theorists like Plato to the contemporary. This standard historical textbook in the field focuses on important individual thinkers, and not particular schools of thought or isms. Current selections bring the anthology into contemporary times and show students how critical ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $43.95! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Romantic Manifesto: A Philosophy of Literature; Revised Edition more books like this by Ayn Rand add to wishlist The controversial author Ayn Rand reasons the nature of art and its purpose in human life. Challenging conventional ideas, Rand searches for truth through her own unique philosophy. see all copies from $2.75! new only from $3.85! \| first editions \| SVS

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