The Blackwell Guide to Aesthetics Kivy, Peter
Publisher: Oxford : Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2003.
ISBN: 1405143061
DDC: 111.85
Edition: (electronic bk.)
Summary:
Written by an assembly of leading philosophers of art, 18 papers
survey the central issues in contemporary aesthetics, developing the
themes, discussing the problems, and evaluating the arguments of the
main topics in aesthetics today.
Notes:
Notes on Contributors; Introduction: Aesthetics Today; Chapter 1: The
Origins of Modern Aesthetics: 1711 35; Chapter 2: Defining Art:
Intension and Extension; Chapter 3: Art and the Aesthetic; Chapter 4:
The Ontology of Art; Chapter 5: Evaluating Art; Chapter 6:
Interpretation in Aesthetics; Chapter 7: Art and the Moral Realm;
Chapter 8: Beauty and the Critic s Judgment: Remapping Aesthetics;
Chapter 9: The Philosophy of Taste: Thoughts on the Idea; Chapter 10:
The Emotions in Art; Chapter 11: The Philosophy of Literature:
Pleasure Restored.
Chapter 12: The Philosophy of the Visual Arts: Perceiving
PaintingsChapter 13: The Philosophy of the Movies: Cinematic
Narration; Chapter 14: The Philosophy of Music: Formalism and Beyond;
Chapter 15: The Philosophy of Dance: Bodies in Motion, Bodies at
Rest; Chapter 16: Tragedy; Chapter 17: The Aesthetics of Nature and
the Environment; Chapter 18: Art and the Aesthetic: The Religious
Dimension; Index.
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