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The German philosopher Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten (1714ā1762) introduced "aesthetics" as a new science in his Reflections on Poetry (1735) and developed this new part of philosophy in a series of later works, culminating in his unfinished Aesthetics (1750/1758). This volume is the first collection of essays in the English language devoted to Baumgarten's aesthetics. The essays highlight the distinguishing features of Baumgarten's aesthetics, situate it in its historical context, document its reception, and examine its contributions to contemporary philosophy.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title
- Series
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 Baumgartenās Invention of Aesthetics
- 2 Baumgartenās Aesthetics: Topics and the Modern Ars inveniendi
- 3 Beauty and Appearance in Baumgartenās Metaphysics and Aesthetics
- 4 Baumgartenās Conception of Aesthetic Truth in the Aesthetics
- 5 Pietist AisthÄsis and Moral Education in the Works of Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten
- 6 Wolffian Rationalism and Baumgartenās Aesthetics
- 7 The Cofounding of Aesthetics: Baumgarten and Meier
- 8 An Exercise in Humanity: Baumgarten and Mendelssohn on the Importance of Aesthetic Training
- 9 Herderās Engagement with Baumgarten
- 10 The Majesty of Cognition: The Sublime in Baumgarten, Mendelssohn, and Kant
- 11 The Discipline of Aesthetics Is the Aesthetics of Discipline: Baumgarten from Foucaultās Perspective
- 12 The Happy Aesthetician and the Feminist Killjoy: Baumgarten and Ahmed
- Permissions
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Contributors