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  • Philosophy of Artby Noël Carroll

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 38.95

    Philosophy of Art is a textbook for undergraduate students interested in the topic of philosophical aesthetics. It introduces the techniques of analytic philosophy as well as key topics such as the representational theory of art, formalism, neo-formalism, aesthetic theories of art, neo-Wittgensteinism, the Institutional Theory of Art. as well as... more...

  • The Philosophy of Horrorby Noel Carroll

    Taylor and Francis 1990; US$ 48.95

    Noel Carroll, film scholar and philosopher, offers the first serious look at the aesthetics of horror. In this book he discusses the nature and narrative structures of the genre, dealing with horror as a "transmedia" phenomenon. A fan and serious student of the horror genre, Carroll brings to bear his comprehensive knowledge of obscure and forgotten... more...

  • Beyond Aestheticsby Noel Carroll

    Cambridge University Press 2001; US$ 42.00

    Countering conventional aesthetic theories that maintain that authorial intention, art history, morality and emotional responses are irrelevant to the experience of art, Carroll argues that all of these factors can play a legitimate role in our encounter with art works. more...

  • Comedy Incarnateby Noel Carroll

    Wiley 2008; US$ 103.95

    In Comedy Incarnate , Noël Carroll surveys the characteristics of Buster Keaton’s unique visual style, to reveal the distinctive experience of watching Keaton’s films. Bold and provocative thesis written by one of America’s foremost film theorists Takes a unique look at the philosophies behind Keaton’s style Weighs visual... more...

  • On Criticismby Noel Carroll

    Taylor and Francis 2008; US$ 19.95

    In a recent poll of practicing art critics, 75 percent reported that rendering judgments on artworks was the least significant aspect of their job. This is a troubling statistic for philosopher and critic Noel Carroll, who argues that that the proper task of the critic is not simply to describe, or to uncover hidden meanings or agendas, but instead to... more...

  • Art in Three Dimensionsby Noël Carroll

    OUP Oxford 2010; US$ 44.99

    Art in Three Dimensions is a collection of essays by one of the most eminent figures in philosophy of art. The animating idea behind No--euml--;l Carroll's work is that philosophers of art should eschew the sort of aestheticism that often implicitly -- but sometimes explicitly, as in the case of aesthetic theories of art and of their commitments... more...

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