We encounter in our lives things and situations that elicit from us special forms of attention. They affect and inform us in various ways, drawing us in and hol

In Knowledge, Art, and Power John Ryder develops a pragmatic naturalist theory of experience that posits the cognitive (knowledge), the aesthetic (art), and the

Suggests ways to raise levels of visual literacy and enhance artistic enjoyment.

This book proposes that aesthetics begin not with concepts of being or semblance, but with a concept of appearing. Seel examines the existential and cultural me

Developing a concept briefly introduced in Counterrevolution and Revolt, Marcuse here addresses the shortcomings of Marxist aesthetic theory and explores a dial