Aesthetics
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Rhetoric
$10.00 Add to cartOne of the seminal works of Western philosophy, Aristotle’s Rhetoric vastly influenced all subsequent thought on the subject — philosophical, political, and literary. Focusing on the use of language
- Series: Dover Thrift Editions
- Author: Aristotle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 171
- Publish Date: September 01 2004
- ISBN10: 0486437930
- Language: English
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The Emancipated Spectator
$19.95 Add to cartThe theorists of art and film commonly depict the modern audience as aesthetically and politically passive. In response, both artists and thinkers have sought to transform the spectator into an active… [more below]
- Author: Ranciere, Jacques
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: March 16 2021
- ISBN10: 1788739647
- Language: English
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Metronome
$14.95 Add to cartObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.
When the metronome was invented in 1815, it transformed the music world. Composers and musici- Series: Object Lessons
- Author: Birkhold, Matthew H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: November 13 2025
- ISBN10: 9798765108871
- Language: English
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Selah: A B?y? Ak?mol?f? Reader
$19.95 Read moreA profound, playful, and kaleidoscopic collection from one of our most evocative contemporary philosopher-poets.
A posthumanist polymath and “trans-public” intellectual, B?y? Ak?mol?f? has produced a- Author: Akómoláfé, Báyò
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 122
- Publish Date: March 10 2026
- ISBN10: 1961814315
- Language: English
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Ballot
$14.95 Read moreObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.
Ballot examines the psychological, cultural, and political significance of voting in an incre- Series: Object Lessons
- Author: Enjeti, Anjali
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 05 2026
- ISBN10: 9798765126196
- Language: English
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Lipstick
$14.95 Read moreObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.
From Revlon to Glossier, from Marilyn to Gaga, lipstick is as shape-shifting and unwieldy as- Series: Object Lessons
- Author: G’Sell, Eileen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: February 19 2026
- ISBN10: 9798765135587
- Language: English
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Poetics of Music in the Form of Six Lessons
$22.95 Add to cartTimeless lessons on the pleasures of listening, the dilemmas of composition, and the meaning of artistic freedom from a founder of musical modernism.
In October 1939, Igor Stravinsky took the stage at- Series: Charles Eliot Norton Lectures
- Author: Stravinsky, Igor
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: September 16 2025
- ISBN10: 0674302435
- Language: English
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At the Threshold of the Image: From Narcissus to Virtual Reality
$32.00 Add to cartAn exploration of the impact of immersive experiences on visual practices from cave painting to virtual reality
In this groundbreaking book, philosopher Andrea Pinotti explores the impacts of a desire- Author: Pinotti, Andrea
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 282
- Publish Date: September 16 2025
- ISBN10: 1945861029
- Language: English
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Videotape
$14.95 Add to cartObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.
Over the span of a single decade, VHS technology changed the relationship between privacy and- Series: Object Lessons
- Author: Godeanu-Kenworthy, Oana
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: September 04 2025
- ISBN10: 9798765100004
- Language: English
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Why Sound Matters
$26.00 Add to cartA poignant consideration of the material aspect of sound and how it fundamentally shapes our experience of the world, both in its presence and absence
From the joyous communal connections fostered th- Series: Why X Matters
- Author: Krukowski, Damon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 21 2025
- ISBN10: 0300272243
- Language: English
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Cat
$14.95 Add to cartObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.
Rebecca van Laer and her partner purchase a home and move in with their senior cats, Toby and- Series: Object Lessons
- Author: Laer, Rebecca Van
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: October 02 2025
- ISBN10: 9798765114629
- Language: English
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Taco
$14.95 Add to cartObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.
Taco is a deep dive into the most iconic Mexican food from the perspective of a Mexico City n- Series: Object Lessons
- Author: Prado, Ignacio M. Sánchez
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: October 16 2025
- ISBN10: 9798765135624
- Language: English
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Blueprints: How Mathematics Shapes Creativity
$32.00 Add to cart“A stunning book … a thrilling read” (Peter Frankopan) that reveals how creative people can harness the profound and productive relationship between mathematics and the arts
When Shakespeare has t- Author: Du Sautoy, Marcus
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: September 09 2025
- ISBN10: 1541605691
- Language: English
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Beauty and Imitation: A Philosophical Reflection on the Arts
$34.95 Add to cartThe human person is a truth seeker, and one of the most compelling ways human beings pursue truth is through the arts. In Beauty and Imitation: A Philosophical Reflection on the Arts, Daniel McInerny
- Author: McInerny, Daniel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: June 03 2024
- ISBN10: 1685789854
- Language: English
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Believing Is Seeing: Creating the Culture of Art
$25.00 Add to cartWhy are the paleolithic Venus of Willendorf, Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel frescoes, and Marcel Duchamp’s ready-made urinal all considered works of art? Why, strictly speaking, is a Cindy Sherman phot… [more below]
- Author: Staniszewski, Mary Anne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 01 1995
- ISBN10: 0140168249
- Language: English
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Five Manifestos for the Beautiful World: The Alchemy Lecture
$37.43 Add to cartThe second annual Alchemy Lecture brought together five artists, thinkers, and writers who proposed new ways of being and discussed radical visions for the future. Five Manifestos for the Beautiful Wo… [more below]
- Author: Boswell, Phoebe
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: January 07 2025
- ISBN10: 1478032189
- Language: English
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All Things Are Too Small: Essays in Praise of Excess
$18.99 Add to cartA glorious call to throw off restraint and balance in favor of excess, abandon, and disproportion, in essays ranging from such topics as mindfulness, decluttering, David Cronenberg, and consent.
In her- Author: Rothfeld, Becca
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 01 2025
- ISBN10: 1250849942
- Language: English
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The Performer: Art, Life, Politics
$30.00 Read moreAn acclaimed sociologist’s exploration of the connections among performances in life, art, and politics
“A thought-provoking, essayistic and touchingly personal exploration of the ethics and aestheti- Author: Sennett, Richard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: April 23 2024
- ISBN10: 0300272901
- Language: English
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Poetry and Mysticism
$7.00 Add to cartThese two essays by Ra?ssa Maritain-“Sense and Non-Sense in Poetry” and “Magic, Poetry, and Mysticism”-comprise an often forgotten but significant contribution to Catholic letters. Maritain considers
- Author: Maritain, Raïssa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 52
- Publish Date: April 29 2022
- ISBN10: 1951319559
- Language: English
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The Wonder Effect: An Adventurous Guide for Igniting Your Passions and Pursuing Your Calling
$22.95 Add to cartIgnite your passions, embrace failure, and set your course for a life full of wonder.
What if the secret to unlocking your greatest potential lies in something we all had as children-wonder? The Wonder
- Author: Haston, Adam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 230
- Publish Date: May 13 2025
- ISBN10: 1642281131
- Language: English
