{"product_id":"9798765158920","title":"Thinking Beautifully On the Academic Aesthetic","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThinking Beautifully\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eOn the Academic Aesthetic\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAriel Colonomos\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThinking Beautifully: On the Academic Aesthetic\u003c\/i\u003e draws attention to the role of beauty in scholarship and reveals how form and content are deeply entangled. Some of the most enduring works in intellectual history are not only persuasive-they are beautiful, and their beauty is part of their power. This aesthetic framing offers fresh insight into why we study what we study, how academic practices evolve, and what makes ideas resonate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAriel Colonomos contends that the aesthetic dimension of academic work-its style, form, and beauty-is not merely decorative, but essential to how knowledge is produced, communicated, and valued. Across the humanities and social sciences, different disciplines and thinkers operate within distinct aesthetic genres. These genres shape not just how ideas are expressed, but how they are conceived and received. In reflecting on the aesthetic of knowledge, \u003ci\u003eThinking Beautifully \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a new lens for understanding the scholarly imagination-and offers a roadmap for rethinking how we aspire, both intellectually and collectively.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAriel Colonomos\u003c\/b\u003e is CNRS Research Professor at Sciences Po and affiliated with CERI. He has also taught at Columbia University, and has held numerous visiting positions in the US.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 October 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798765158920\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e296\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55340105072780,"sku":"9798765158920","price":117.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_628512b9-c646-4754-9442-57367af11f8f.jpg?v=1788035103","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9798765158920","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}