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Aesthetics

Aesthetics

Lyas, Colin

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Series: Fundamentals of Philosophy, Book 1

Philosophy

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ISBN10: 0773516476
ISBN13: 9780773516472
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Published: Sep 1 1993
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.71
Height: 0.55 Width: 5.42 Depth: 8.43
Language: English

The first volume in the Fundamentals of Philosophy series, Aesthetics presents an up-to-date introduction to the philosophy of art. Aimed at readers with no or little prior knowledge of aesthetics, it provides a provocative and lively exploration that captures the excitement and passion of art itself.

The book includes engaging discussions of all of the areas central to aesthetics: aesthetic experience, representation, expression, the definition and ontology of art, evaluation, interpretation, truth, and morality. As well as providing a solid grounding in the seminal theories of Plato, Immanuel Kant, and Benedetto Croce, it presents the ideas of contemporary analytic thinkers, such as Ludwig Wittgenstein and Nelson Goodman, and the iconoclastic views of continental theorists, such as Roland Barthes and Jacques Derrida. Concerned throughout with enhancing the reader's response to art, Colin Lyas brings his theoretical discussions to life with a wealth of topical examples of human creativity that are familiar to young people: Bowie as well as Beethoven, Warhol as well as Whistler.

With comprehensive, up-to-date guides to further reading, Aesthetics is an invaluable introduction for students taking philosophy of art courses and essential reading for anyone who wishes to be informed and inspired to think about and experience art in a new way.

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