Author: Jorge J.E. Gracia
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Keywords: culture, pop, interpretation, philosophy
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2006-11-13
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 074255175X
ISBN-13: 9780742551756

Comprised of thirteen articles by well-known authors, this book makes the case to philosophers that popular culture is worthy of their attention. Issues of concern include the distinction between high culture and popular culture, the aesthetic and moral value of popular culture, allusion and identification in popular culture, and special problems posed by the interpretation of popular culture. Popular art forms considered include: movies, television shows, comic books, children’s stories, photographs, and rock songs.

Author: Jorge J. E. Gracia
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Keywords: philosophy, series, historiography, issues, history, philosophical
Number of Pages: 387
Published: 1991-11
List price: $60.50
ISBN-10: 0791408175
ISBN-13: 9780791408179

Author: Jorge J. E. Gracia
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Keywords: audience, series, philosophy, author, identity, ontological, status, texts
Number of Pages: 215
Published: 1996-07
List price: $56.50
ISBN-10: 0791429016
ISBN-13: 9780791429013

Author: Jorge J. E. Gracia
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: perspective, philosophical, identity, latino, hispanic
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 1999-12-01
List price: $41.95
ISBN-10: 0631217649
ISBN-13: 9780631217640

This volume provides a superb introduction to the philosophical, social, and political elements of Hispanic/Latino identity. It is an indispensable tool for anyone interested in issues that concern Hispanics/Latinos, social policy, and the history of thought and culture.

Author: Jorge J. E. Gracia
Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr
Keywords: series, philosophy, metaphysics, foundations, essay, individuality
Number of Pages: 315
Published: 1988-04
List price: $55.50
ISBN-10: 0887066267
ISBN-13: 9780887066269

Author: Jorge J. E. Gracia
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Keywords: thought, culture, latin, american, iberian, suny, series, art, philosophical, interpretations, carlos, estevez, images
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2009-02-12
List price: $21.95
ISBN-10: 0791493806
ISBN-13: 9780791493809

Explores the relationship between philosophy and art through the work of Cuban American artist Carlos Estévez.

Authors:Jorge J. E. Gracia, Gregory M. Reichberg, Bernard N.
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: guide, reader, philosophy, western, classics
Number of Pages: 632
Published: 2003-03-14
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0631236112
ISBN-13: 9780631236115

The Classics of Western Philosophy brings together 61 newly-commissioned essays on classic texts ranging from Ancient Greece to the twentieth century. Surveying the history of philosophy, the book focuses on historical texts rather than historical figures and covers the entire range of classics in a single volume. Provides 61 chapters written by leading experts on the classics of Western thought. Includes current references to the scholarly literature in addition to a select bibliography of major articles and books. Contributors include C.D.C. Reeve on Plato’s Republic, Terrence Irwin on