Theodor W. Adorno goes beyond conventional thematic analysis to gain a more complete understanding of Mahler's music through his character, his social and philosophical background, and his moment in musical history. Adorno examines the composer's wor...

Hannah Arendt's last philosophical work was an intended three-part project entitled "The Life of the Mind". Unfortunately, Arendt lived to complete only the first two parts, "Thinking and Willing". Of the third, "Judging", only the title page, with e...

With extraordinary concision and clarity, A. J. Ayer gives an account of the major incidents of Bertrand Russell's life and an exposition of the whole range of his philosophy.

In this widely acclaimed work, James Ackerman considers in detail the buildings designed by Michelangelo in Florence and Rome – including the Medici Chapel, the Farnese Palace, the Basilica of St. Peter, and the Capitoline Hill. He then turns to an e...

Contents: List of Illustrations Preface Introduction 1. Constantijn Huygens and The New World 2".Ut pictura, ita visio": Kepler's Model of the Eye and the Nature of Picturing in the North 3".With a Sincere Hand and a Faithful Eye": The Craft of Rep...