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Historical Dictionary of Aesthetics
Dabney Townsend
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Hardback. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 146 x 28. Weight in Grams: 626.
Aesthetics is not a "factual" discipline; there are no aesthetic facts. The word itself is derived from the Greek word for "feeling" and the discipline arises because of the need to find a place for the passions within epistemology—the branch of philosophy that investigates our beliefs. Aesthetics is more than just the study of beauty; it is a study of that which appeals to our senses, most often in connection with the classification, analysis, appreciation, and understanding of art. The Historical Dictionary of Aesthetics covers its history from Classical Greece to the present, including entries on non-western aesthetics. The ... Read more
Aesthetics is not a "factual" discipline; there are no aesthetic facts. The word itself is derived from the Greek word for "feeling" and the discipline arises because of the need to find a place for the passions within epistemology—the branch of philosophy that investigates our beliefs. Aesthetics is more than just the study of beauty; it is a study of that which appeals to our senses, most often in connection with the classification, analysis, appreciation, and understanding of art. The Historical Dictionary of Aesthetics covers its history from Classical Greece to the present, including entries on non-western aesthetics. The ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Series
Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810855397
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V9780810855397
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About Dabney Townsend
Dabney Townsend is Professor of Philosophy and Special Projects Coordinator at Armstrong Atlantic State University and secretary-treasurer of the American Society for Aesthetics. He is the author of several books and numerous journal articles on aesthetics, early modern philosophy, and the philosophy of language.
Reviews for Historical Dictionary of Aesthetics
...helpful....something for the recommended reading list....
s, Vol. 21, No. 6 (2007)
The entries are consistently clear and quite broadly accessible, helpfully peppered with much cross-referencing....Recommended.
CHOICE, March 2007
Kant adopted it in his Critique of Judgment but who coined the term "aesthetics?" What role does horror play in recent theories of mass art? What are ... Read more
s, Vol. 21, No. 6 (2007)
The entries are consistently clear and quite broadly accessible, helpfully peppered with much cross-referencing....Recommended.
CHOICE, March 2007
Kant adopted it in his Critique of Judgment but who coined the term "aesthetics?" What role does horror play in recent theories of mass art? What are ... Read more