The Nature of art /
Although various aesthetic themes have preoccupied many major philosophers, from Plato to Goodman, the central questions of the philosophy of art have remained ill-defined. This book gives a concise and systematic account of the leading philosophical ideas about art and aesthetics from ancient times...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
1990.
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Colección: | Problems of philosophy.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Hedonism and the theory of taste
- 2. Theories that assign a direct practical purpose to art
- 3. Perfection and the play of cognition
- 4. Art as the experience of metaphysical truth
- 5. Art as language
- 6. Art and metaphor
- 7. Virtues and indirect pleasures
- 8. The aim behind perception
- 9. Aesthetic satisfaction
- 10. Art and artistic abilities.