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The future of aesthetics : the 1996 Ryle lectures /

"Addressing the nature and prospects of aesthetics as a discipline, Sparshott discusses beauty, taste, and the place of imagination, fiction, and fine art in societies. He investigates the place of the discipline in the broad social structures provided by universities and civilizations, and tac...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sparshott, Francis Edward, 1926-2015
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, ©1998.
Colección:Toronto studies in philosophy.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"Addressing the nature and prospects of aesthetics as a discipline, Sparshott discusses beauty, taste, and the place of imagination, fiction, and fine art in societies. He investigates the place of the discipline in the broad social structures provided by universities and civilizations, and tackles many perennially interesting questions about education and the life of the mind."--Jacket
Notas:Based on the 1996 Ryle lectures, delivered at Trent University, Peterborough, Ont., on Mar. 11-14, 1996.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 173 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781442681316
1442681314