Aesthetics: Key Concepts in Philosophy
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Aesthetics: Key Concepts in Philosophy

  1. 200 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Aesthetics: Key Concepts in Philosophy

About this book

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.

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Information

Publisher
Continuum
Year
2008
Print ISBN
9780826489197
eBook ISBN
9780826432940

Table of contents

  1. Table of Contents
  2. Acknowledgements
  3. Chapter 1 Introduction
  4. Chapter 2 The Birth of Aesthetics
  5. Chapter 3 Taste and Aesthetic Judgement
  6. Chapter 4 Art and Experience
  7. Chapter 5 Modern Definitions of Art and the Problem of New Media
  8. Chapter 6 Conclusion: Art and Truth
  9. Notes
  10. Bibliography and Guide to Further Reading
  11. Index