The Book Company: New Products - Aesthetics

Music, Time, and Its Other (Aesthetic Reflections on Finitude, Temporality, and Alterity)

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:11:14 +0000

Music, Time, and Its Other explores the relation between the enigmatic character of our temporal experiences and music’s affective power. Taking account of competing concepts of time, Savage relates music’s power of expression to the disproportion between our temporally finite..

Price: $233.99

The Disorder Diaries (Chronicles of Neurological Conditions in the Arts)

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:54:13 +0000

Where Minds Meet Art: A Journey Through Neurological Diversity

The Disorder Diaries chronicles neurological disorders within the arts, focusing on artists, writers, thinkers, and musicians who lived and worked with these diverse states of being. T..

Price: $23.95

Beauty Will Save the World (The Art of Living in Disenchanted Times)

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:34:27 +0000

Beauty: The Ultimate Antidote for Disenchanted Times

Ancient Greek philosophers believed that the Beautiful is inextricably connected to the Good and the True. Plato remarked that “the contemplation of beauty causes the soul to grow wings.” And em..

Price: $17.95

Art, Research, Philosophy

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:19:29 +0000

The idea that art can be a form of research and, therefore, a contribution to knowledge, raises a number of philosophical questions such as: What is research in, through or for art? Should art draw upon research methods from other subjects, or develop its own? What kind of forms are produced or..

Price: $233.99

Into the Stories (Art, Cinema, and Immersive Media)

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 01:46:23 +0000

Alice once followed a White Rabbit into Wonderland; today, we can step into such fantastical worlds of our own. Immersion is no longer a matter of imagination, but of embodied experience, as virtual and augmented reality surround us with entire environments or layer digital elements onto our own p..

Price: $84.00

Fichte's Aesthetic of Striving (Context and Development)

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 16:26:36 +0000

This book explores Fichte's theory of sensibility, focusing on its theoretical and practical significance. It offers unique insight into Fichte’s reinterpretation of Kant's aesthetic theory.

Price: $233.99

Postmodern Music/Postmodern Thought

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:51:04 +0000

What is postmodern music and how does it differ from earlier styles, including modernist music? What roles have electronic technologies and sound production played in defining postmodern music? Has postmodern music blurred the lines between high and popular music? Addressing these and other questi..

Price: $233.99

Why It's OK to Enjoy the Work of Immoral Artists

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:40:07 +0000

Addresses the philosophival question of whether the output of immortal artists can still be enjoyed. Offers accessible discussion of complicated philosophical topics like aesthetic value, collective action problems, and epistemic justice. Explores the issue of cancellation and the role of aesth..

Price: $233.99

Theory for Art History (Adapted from Theory for Religious Studies, by William E. Deal and Timothy K. Beal)

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:05:15 +0000

Theory for Art History provides a concise and clear introduction to key contemporary theorists, including their lives, major works, and transformative ideas.

Price: $189.99

Philosophy Through Video Games

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 03:31:36 +0000

In Philosophy Through Video Games, Jon Cogburn and Mark Silcox - philosophers with game industry experience - investigate the aesthetic appeal of video games, their effect on our morals, the insights they give us into our understanding of perceptual knowledge, personal identity, artifi..

Price: $233.99