New Theory of Beauty
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New Theory of Beauty

  1. 152 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
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New Theory of Beauty

About this book

Ever since the eighteenth century, when Kant opened the floodgates of subjectivism in aesthetics, common men and philosophers alike have despaired of finding a basis for judgments about beauty. This book provides a comprehensive theory that encompasses beauty in art and nature, as well as intellectual, utilitarian, and moral beauty.

The author argues that the beauty of objects can be reduced to the beauty of properties of those objects, which in turn can be understood in terms of "properties of qualitative degree." The theory, developed first with respect to color, is then extended to include all sensory and non-sensory qualities. The author shows how the theory explicates and resolves disagreements about what is beautiful and discusses its relevance to the traditional notions of harmony and sublimity. His is an objectivist theory of beauty, and it enables him, in conclusion, to demonstrate why we enjoy perceiving beauty.

Originally published in 1975.

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Information

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
2015
Print ISBN
9780691019871
9780691072111
eBook ISBN
9781400872381
Topic
Philosophy
Subtopic
Aesthetics in Philosophy

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. 1. Beauty and the Twentieth Century
  5. 2. Skepticism with Regard to Beauty
  6. 3. Beautiful " Objects"
  7. 4. "Beautiful Properties"
  8. 5. The Job of a Theory of Beauty
  9. 6. Experiences of Beauty
  10. 7. Vividness and the Beauty of Color
  11. 8. The Relativity of Vividness
  12. 9. The Multiplicity of Colors
  13. 10. Vividness and the Context of Color
  14. 11. Vividness and Appearance
  15. 12. Other Beauties of Color
  16. 13. Properties of Qualitative Degree
  17. 14. The New Theory of Beauty Stated
  18. 15. The Argument Strategy
  19. 16. Beauty and the Looks of Things
  20. 17. The Relativity of Looks
  21. 18. Other Varieties of Visual Beauty and Other Varieties of Relativity
  22. 19. Beauty of Sound
  23. 20. Beauties of Taste, Smell, and Touch
  24. 21. Qualifications for Judging Beauty
  25. 22. Intellectual Beauty
  26. 23. Beauty and Utility
  27. 24. Beauty and Goodness
  28. 25. The Problem of Moral Beauty
  29. 26. A Defense of Moral Beauty
  30. 27. Beauty and the Emotions
  31. 28. Sublimity
  32. 29. Harmony and Beauty
  33. 30. The "Flowers of Evil" Phenomenon
  34. 31. Disagreements About Beauty
  35. 32. The Limited Use of "Beautiful"
  36. 33. The Objectivity of Beauty
  37. 34. The Problem of the Enjoyment of Beauty
  38. 35. An Explanation of the Enjoyment of Beauty
  39. 36. Surpassing Clarity
  40. Index

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