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On Beauty: Three Discourses Delivered in the University of Edinburgh
Hardcover
PhilosophyFiction AnthologiesGeneral World History
ISBN13: 9781019474365
Publisher: Legare Street Pr
Published: Jul 18 2023
Pages: 288
Weight: 1.28
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
In this series of lectures delivered at the University of Edinburgh in 1877, the Scottish scholar and poet John Stuart Blackie explores the concept of beauty from a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives. Drawing on insights from art, literature, philosophy, and psychology, he discusses the aesthetic principles underlying different genres of creative expression and offers a critique of contemporary cultural trends. Blackie's erudite yet engaging style makes this volume a joy to read for anyone interested in the history of ideas and the philosophy of art.
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