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Aesthetics: Key Concepts in Philosophy (PDF eBook)


Aesthetics: Key Concepts in Philosophy (PDF eBook)

eBook by Herwitz, Daniel

Aesthetics: Key Concepts in Philosophy (PDF eBook)

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ISBN:
9780826432940
Publication Date:
09 May 2008
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing
Imprint:
Continuum
Pages:
192 pages
Format:
eBook
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Aesthetics: Key Concepts in Philosophy (PDF eBook)

Description

Aesthetics is the branch of philosophical thought that arises from deep engagement with the arts. It is about larger issues such as meaning, identity, and medium that arise in the exploration of art, music, film and literature. Aesthetics: Key Concepts in Philosophy offers a thorough, lucid and stimulating account of the central theories and ideas encountered in aesthetics. The text is thematically structured, covering the discipline's principal concepts: taste, aesthetic judgment, aesthetic experience, and the definition of art. It includes an overview of the history of aesthetics and guides the reader through the work of all major philosophers who have engaged with aesthetics.

Contents

Introduction and The Birth of Aesthetics; 1. Taste and Judgement; 2. Art and Experience; 3. Modern Definitions of Art and the Problem of New Media; 4. Conclusion: Art and Truth; Bibliography; Index.

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