Shape of Things: A Philosophy of Design (Flusser Vilm)(Paperback)

Towards a Philosophy of Photography (Flusser Vilm)(Paperback)

Media philosopher Vilem Flusser proposed a revolutionary new way of thinking about photography. An analysis of the medium in terms of aesthetics, science and politics provided him with new ways of understanding both the cultural crises of the past and the new social forms nascent within them

Shape of Things to Come (Wells H. G.)(Paperback / softback)

The Shape of Things to Come tells of an intellectual who dies and leaves behind a 'dream book' inspired by visions that are remarkably prescient. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles,

Into the Universe of Technical Images (Flusser Vilm)(Paperback)

Poised between hope and despair for a humanity facing an urgent communication crisis, this work by Vil m Flusser forecasts either the first truly human, infinitely creative society in history or a society of unbearable, oppressive sameness, locked in a pattern it cannot change. First published in

The Philosophy of Design (Parsons Glenn)(Paperback)

The Philosophy of Design is an introduction to the fundamental philosophical issues raised by the contemporary practice of design. The first book to systematically examine design from the perspective of contemporary philosophy, it offers a broad perspective, ranging across key philosophical areas

To Shape a New World: Essays on the Political Philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Shelby Tommie)(Paperback)

Shape of Things (LaBute Neil)(Paperback / softback)

A startling dissection of cruelty and artistic creation from the author of In the Company of Men and Your Friends and NeighborsIn a modern version of Adam's seduction by Eve, The Shape of Things pits gentle, awkward, overweight Adam against experienced, analytical, amoral Evelyn, a graduate student

How Things Shape the Mind: A Theory of Material Engagement (Malafouris Lambros)(Paperback)

An account of the different ways in which things have become cognitive extensions of the human body, from prehistory to the present.An increasingly influential school of thought in cognitive science views the mind as embodied, extended, and distributed rather than brain-bound or 'all in the head.'

Gestures (Flusser Vilem)(Paperback / softback)

Throughout his career, the influential new media theorist Vilem Flusser kept the idea of gesture in mind: that people express their being in the world through a sweeping range of movements. He reconsiders familiar actions--from speaking and painting to smoking and telephoning--in terms of

Meaning of Things - Applying Philosophy to life (Grayling Prof A.C.)(Paperback / softback)

A refreshing distillation of insights into the human condition, by one of the best-known and most popular philosophers in the UK.Thinking about life, what it means and what it holds in store does not have to be a despondent experience, but rather can be enlightening and uplifting. A life truly

Design of Everyday Things (Norman Donald A.)(Paperback / softback)

Language of Things (Sudjic Deyan)(Paperback / softback)

Decodes the things around us: their hidden meanings, our relationship with them, how they shape our lives and why we desire them. This book makes us part with our money. It defines who we think we

Philosophy of Mind (Jaworski William)(Paperback)

Philosophy of Mind introduces readers to one of the liveliest fields in contemporary philosophy by discussing mind-body problems and the various solutions to them. It provides a detailed yet balanced overview of the entire field that enables readers to jump immediately into current debates. Treats

Post-History (Flusser Vilm)(Paperback)

Is there any room left for freedom in a programmed world? This is the essential question that Vilem Flusser asks in Post-History. Written as a series of lectures to be delivered at universities in Brazil, Israel, and France, it was subsequently developed as a book and published for the first time

Philosophy of Law: An Introduction (Tebbit Mark)(Paperback)

Philosophy of Law: An Introduction provides an ideal starting point for students of philosophy and law. Setting it clearly against the historical background, Mark Tebbit quickly leads readers into the heart of the philosophical questions that dominate philosophy of law today. He provides an

Philosophy of Mathematics (Linnebo ystein)(Paperback)

A sophisticated, original introduction to the philosophy of mathematics from one of its leading thinkersMathematics is a model of precision and objectivity, but it appears distinct from the empirical sciences because it seems to deliver nonexperiential knowledge of a nonphysical reality of numbers,

Does Writing Have a Future? (Flusser Vilm)(Paperback)

In Does Writing Have a Future?, a remarkably perceptive work first published in German in 1987, Vil m Flusser asks what will happen to thought and communication as written communication gives way, inevitably, to digital expression. In his introduction, Flusser proposes that writing does not, in

Critique of Pure Reason (Kant Immanuel)(Paperback)

The masterpiece of the father of modern philosophy A seminal text of modern philosophy, Immanuel Kant's Critique of Pure Reason (1781) made history by bringing together two opposing schools of thought: rationalism, which grounds all our knowledge in reason, and empiricism, which traces all our

Tricky Design: The Ethics of Things (Fisher Tom)(Paperback)

Tricky Design responds to the burgeoning of scholarly interest in the cultural meanings of objects, by addressing the moral complexity of certain designed objects and systems. The volume brings together leading international designers, scholars and critics to explore some of the ways in which the

The Philosophy of Civilization (Schweitzer Albert)(Paperback)

Albert Schweitzer's social and ethical philosophy is best expressed in The Philosophy of Civilization. Not widely available in recent years, this edition will give contemporary readers the opportunity to discover his prophetic thought. In Book I, The Decay and Restoration of Civilization,

Philosophy of Plato and Aristotle (Alfarabi)(Paperback)

This long-awaited reissue of the 1969 Cornell edition of Alfarabi's Philosophy of Plato and Aristotle contains Muhsin Mahdi's substantial original introduction and a new foreword by Charles E. Butterworth and Thomas L. Pangle. The three parts of the book, 'Attainment of Happiness,' 'Philosophy of

Mystery of Things (Grayling Prof A.C.)(Paperback / softback)

Following the huge success of THE MEANING OF THINGS and THE REASON OF THINGS, a third collection of bestselling essays from Britain's top

Dancing with the Wheel (Bear Sun)(Paperback)

The Native American philosophy behind the vision of the Medicine Wheel is that all things and beings on the earth are related and, therefore, must be in harmony for the earth to be balanced. Dancing with the Wheel teaches you how to apply this philosophy to your daily life through many practical

Philosophy of Sport: Key Questions (Ryall Emily)(Paperback)

Philosophy of Sport: Key Questions provides an accessible and comprehensive guide to the philosophy of sport. Each chapter is framed by a question that explores the main issues, ideas and literature in the field ranging from questions about the nature and value of sport, the sporting body,

History of Western Philosophy (Russell Bertrand)(Paperback)

First published in 1946, History of Western Philosophy went on to become the best-selling philosophy book of the twentieth century. A dazzlingly ambitious project, it remains unchallenged to this day as the ultimate introduction to Western philosophy. Providing a sophisticated overview of the ideas