Kinigstein (4 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condizione: NEW.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Taking Picture Books Seriously: What can we learn about philosophy through children's books This warm and charming volume casts a spell on adult readers as it unveils the surprisingly profound philosophical wisdom contained in children's picture books, from Dr Seuss's Sneetches to William Steig's Shrek! With a light touch and good humor, Wartenberg discusses the philosophical ideas in these classic stories, and provides parents with a practical starting point for discussing philosophical issues with their children. Accessible and multi-layered, it answers questions like, Is it okay for adults to deceive kids What's the difference between saying the Mona Lisa is a great painting and vanilla is your favorite flavor Each chapter includes illustrations commissioned especially for this book.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine oblong stiff wraps in fine illustrated dust jacket. First Edition stated, and statement on back cover says this was a limited edition of 50, though it is not numbered or signed. 4to. 80 pp. B/w illus. "The Emperor's New Clothes: The Tower of Babel in the "Art" World is an 80 page landscape-format book collecting Kinigstein's political cartoons inveighing against the trends of abstract and modern art through the 20th century. Meticulously rendered in pen and ink in the tradition of George Townshend and James Gilray, the elaborate compositions skewer artists, curators, and critics." SHIPS fast with tracking.…