Aan de hand van in kleur afgedrukte kunstwerken laat filosoof Arthur d' Ansembourg zien hoe filosofen nadenken over kunst. Hij bespreekt filosofische vragen die schuilgaan achter kunstwerken en laat zien hoe opvattingen over schoonheid en kunst in de moderne tijd radicaal veranderen. Aan bod komen vragen zoals: In welke zin getuigt het werk van Cézanne van een kritiek op de filosofie van Descartes? Wat hebben de filosoof Lyotard en de kunstenaar Newman ons te zeggen over het sublieme? Waarom...

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Over de geschiedenis van Feyenoord in het tijdperk van het betaalde voetbal zijn boeken vol geschreven. Feyenoord werd echter al in 1908 opgericht, en ook in de periode vanaf 1908 behaalde de club opmerkelijke successen.

In deel 1 van de Geschiedenis van Feyenoord - De Oertijd beschrijft auteur Jan Oudenaarden het ontstaan van de voetbalclub en de wederwaardigheden van club, spelers en bestuurders tot het moment dat de hoogste klasse werd bereikt. Deel 1 beschrijft de ontwikkeling van het voe...

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