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From one of our leading social thinkers, a compelling case for the elimination of nuclear weapons.

Exploring the intricate processes of imaginative creation, this book delves into how poets and writers, from Homer to Heaney, guide us in mental composition through their works. It draws parallels between verbal artists and those in visual and musical fields, emphasizing the unique material of the human brain. Elaine Scarry's synthesis of literary criticism, philosophy, and cognitive psychology reveals the key practices that enable writers to vividly bring their ideas to life for readers.

Have we become beauty-blind? This title not only defends beauty from the political arguments against it but also argues that beauty does indeed press us toward a greater concern for justice. It offers a manifesto for the revival of beauty in our intellectual work as well as our homes, museums, and classrooms.

Part philosophical meditation, part cultural critique , this explores the nature of physical suffering.