Author : Ben La Farge
Publisher : Springer
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 30,62 MB
Release : 2014-07-16
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1137465689
Moving effortlessly from Greek to Shakespearean tragedies, to nineteenth and twentieth-century British, American and Russian drama, and fiction and contemporary television, this study sheds new light on the art of comedy.
Author : Garry Hagberg
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 26,66 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0198715714
These new essays explore central aspects of the ethical content of literature: character, its formation, and its role in moral discernment; poetic vision in the context of ethical understanding; self-identity and self-understanding; literature's role in moral growth and change; and the historical background of the ethical dimension of literature.
Author : W. Kohan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 43,88 MB
Release : 2014-08-21
Category : Education
ISBN : 113746917X
Kohan offers a transformative, revolutionary, and more radical alternative theory and practice of philosophy for children. He critiques the current state of philosophy for children and demonstrates alternative ways of thinking and practicing philosophy in childhood education.
Author : Noël Carroll
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 521 pages
File Size : 28,70 MB
Release : 2015-12-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1317484363
The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Literature is an in-depth examination of literature through a philosophical lens, written by distinguished figures across the major divisions of philosophy. Its 40 newly-commissioned essays are divided into six sections: historical foundations what is literature? aesthetics & appreciation meaning & interpretation metaphysics & epistemology ethics & political theory The Companion opens with a comprehensive historical overview of the philosophy of literature, including chapters on the study’s ancient origins up to the 18th-20th centuries. The second part defines literature and its different categories. The third part covers the aesthetics of literature. The fourth and fifth sections discuss the meaning and consequences of philosophical interpretation of literature, as well as epistemological and metaphysical issues such as literary cognitivism and imaginative resistance. The sixth section contextualizes the place of philosophy of literature in the "real world" with essays on topics such as morality, politics, race and gender. Fully indexed, with helpful further reading sections at the end of each chapter, this Companion is an ideal starting point for those coming to philosophy of literature for the first time as well as a valuable reference for readers more familiar with the subject.
Author : M. Chaiklin
Publisher : Springer
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 20,71 MB
Release : 2014-08-22
Category : Art
ISBN : 1137363339
The opening of the ports of Japan in 1859 brought a flood of Japanese craft products to the world marketplace. For ivory it was a golden age. This book examines the role that ivory and ivory carvers played in the expression of nationalism and the development of sculpture in the later nineteenth and early twentieth century.
Author : M. Ustaoglu
Publisher : Springer
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 25,92 MB
Release : 2014-08-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1137413301
Turkey could be considered the most important and leading Islamic country that has implemented the Western economic model successfully mostly because of the modernization efforts since late Ottoman period. As a result of the secularization efforts in the field of economy in early republican era, Muslim people in the country had to deal with non-Islamic practices that contradict with their religious beliefs. Islamic Finance Alternatives for Emerging Economies analyzes the emergence of the Islamic financial institutions in Turkey, by taking into account their history, their operational model, and their legal regulations in the financial field, to discuss the future of Islamic finance. The contributors also consider the ability of Islamic financial institutions and tools to respond to the financial needs of Muslims.
Author : Chapman Rackaway
Publisher : Springer
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 48,61 MB
Release : 2014-09-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1137437979
The world of political communication is morphing almost constantly into new areas and realities. Online-only news, Web 2.0 user-created content, hyperlocal news, and the rise of the Twittersphere have all contributed to an ever-changing media environment. Communicating Politics Online captures the constant change of new online media.
Author : M. Hauskeller
Publisher : Springer
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 14,71 MB
Release : 2014-08-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1137393505
This book looks at how sexuality is framed in enhancement scenarios and how descriptions of the resulting posthuman future are informed by mythological, historical and literary paradigms. It examines the glorious sex life we will allegedly enjoy due to greater control of our emotions, improved capacity for pleasure, and availability of sex robots.
Author : V. Kostakis
Publisher : Springer
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 19,53 MB
Release : 2014-08-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1137406895
This book builds on the idea that peer-to-peer infrastructures are gradually becoming the general conditions of work, economy, and society. Using a four-scenario approach, the authors seek to simplify possible outcomes and to explore relevant trajectories of the current techno-economic paradigm within and beyond capitalism.
Author : S. Yamashiro
Publisher : Springer
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 36,97 MB
Release : 2014-07-31
Category : History
ISBN : 1137463309
Implementing a never-before-seen approach to sea literature, American Sea Literature: Seascapes, Beach Narratives, and Underwater Explorations explores the role of American maritime activities and their cultural representations in literature. Differentiating between the 'terrestrial' and 'oceanic' as concepts, Shin Yamashiro divides sea literature into three categories: literature on the sea, by the sea, and beneath the sea. Discussing both canonical works and new books on scuba diving, deep-sea explorations, and surfing, this fascinating study recognizes sea literature's unique influence on American history.
