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Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy by William Irwin
$31.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
This is the perfect companion to Lewis Carroll's classic book and director Tim Burton's remake of "Alice in Wonderland" releasing in March 2010. "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" is treasured by people of all ages who have followed young Alice on her trip down a rabbit hole and into a fantasy world fil ...Show more
Canto General by Pablo Neruda
$39.95 AUD
Category: No Category | Series: Latin American Literature & Culture S.
"The Canto General", thought by many of Neruda's most prominent critics to be the poet's masterpiece, is the stunning epic of an entire continent and its people.
Charitable Hatred - Tolerance and Intolerance in England, 1500-1700 by Alexandra Walsham
$43.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Politics, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain Ser.
Charitable hatred presents a challenging new perspective on religious tolerance and intolerance in early modern England. Instead of charting a path of linear progress from persecution to toleration, it emphasises the complex interplay between these two impulses throughout the sixteenth and seventeenth c ...Show more
Chinese Gardens by Lou Qingxi
$17.95 AUD
Category: Gardening | Series: Introductions to Chinese Culture
China is renowned for its enchanting, tranquil gardens, designed to reflect both the charm of nature and the ancient Chinese view of life. Chinese Gardens explores the creation of classical gardens through history, discussing the theories and artistic conception behind these gardens and the development ...Show more
Chinese Painting by Lin Ci
$24.95 AUD
Category: Art | Series: Introductions to Chinese Culture
Traditional Chinese painting was fundamentally an abstract art form. Artists did not seek to represent direct copies of the natural world; rather, traditional Chinese paintings sought to portray the harmony between the natural world and human emotion, evoking ancient Chinese philosophy. From ancient scr ...Show more
Consider Phlebas (#1 Culture) by Iain M. Banks
$19.99 AUD
Category: Speculative Fiction | Series: Culture Ser. | Reading Level: good
The war raged across the galaxy. Billions had died, billions more were doomed. Moons, planets, the very stars themselves, faced destruction, cold-blooded, brutal, and worse, random. The Idirans fought for their Faith; the Culture for its moral right to exist. Principles were at stake. There could be no ...Show more
Doctor Strange and Philosophy by William Irwin (Series edited by); Mark D. White (Editor)
$24.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: The\Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Ser.
Explore the mind and world of the brilliant neurosurgeon-turned-Sorcerer Supreme Doctor Stephen Strange Essays from two-dozen philosophers illuminate how essential philosophical concepts, including existentialism, epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics, combine to make Doctor Strange one of the most com ...Show more
Excession (#3 Culture) by Iain M. Banks
$19.99 AUD
Category: Speculative Fiction | Series: Culture Ser. | Reading Level: very good
The fifth Culture book from the awesome imagination of Iain M. Banks, a modern master of science fiction. Two and a half millennia ago, the artifact appeared in a remote corner of space, beside a trillion-year-old dying sun from a different universe. It was a perfect black-body sphere, and it did nothin ...Show more
Flight Ways - Life and Loss at the Edge of Extinction by Thom van Dooren
$59.99 AUD
Category: Pop Science | Series: Critical Perspectives on Animals: Theory, Culture, Science, and Law Ser.
A leading figure in the emerging field of extinction studies, Thom van Dooren puts philosophy into conversation with the natural sciences and his ethnographic encounters to vivify the cultural and ethical significance of modern-day extinctions. Unlike other meditations on the subject, Flight Ways incorp ...Show more
History of Design: Decorative Arts and Material Culture, 1400-2000 by Pat Kirkham
$110.00 AUD
Category: Art | Series: Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design & Culture S.
Spanning six centuries of global design, this far-reaching survey is the first to offer an account of the vast history of decorative arts and design produced in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Indian subcontinent, and the Islamic world, from 1400 to the present. Meticulously documented and lavis ...Show more
Jurassic Park and Philosophy: The Truth Is Terrifying by Nicolas Michaud
$34.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: Popular Culture and Philosophy
Twenty-one philosophers investigate the implications of the Jurassic Park franchise for our lives, our values, and our future. Human beings live and thrive by modifying nature, but when do the risks of changing nature outweigh the likely benefits? If it's true that "Life will find a way," should we view ...Show more
LEGO and Philosophy: Constructing Reality Brick By Brick by William Irwin
$25.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy | Series: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
How profound is a little plastic building block? It turns out the answer is “very”! 22 chapters explore philosophy through the world of LEGO which encompasses the iconic brick itself as well as the animated televisions shows, feature films, a vibrant adult fan base with over a dozen yearly conventions, ...Show more