A Companion to Aesthetics
Davies
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Hardback. "The range is phenomenal, the erudition daunting and the index rigorous. It is an essential purchase for all but the most tough-minded of academic reference collections and it would grace the shelves of many a public or personal library. Editor(s): Davies, Stephen; Higgins, Kathleen Marie; Hopkins, Robert; Stecker, Robert; Cooper, David E. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 257 x 185 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1264.
A COMPANION TO AESTHETICS
A COMPANION TO AESTHETICS
This second edition of A Companion to Aesthetics examines questions that were among the earliest discussed by ancient philosophers, such as the nature of beauty and the relation between morality and art, while also addressing a host of new issues prompted by recent developments in the arts and in philosophy, including coverage of non-Western art traditions and of everyday and environmental aesthetics. The volume also canvases debates regarding the nature of representation, the relation between art and truth, and the criteria for interpretation, which are among the most hotly discussed topics in contemporary philosophy.
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
Series
Blackwell Companions to Philosophy
Number of Pages
640
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405169226
SKU
V9781405169226
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99-50
About Davies
Stephen Davies, University of Auckland, New Zealand, is the author of Definitions of Art (1991), Musical Meaning and Expression (1994), Musical Works and Performances (2001), Themes in the Philosophy of Music (2003), The Philosophy of Art (Blackwell, 2006), and Philosophical Perspectives on Art (2007). He is the editor of Art and Its Messages (1997), co-editor of Art & Essence (2003), ... Read more
Reviews for A Companion to Aesthetics
"If one is looking for a good single-volume reference work on the history and concepts of predominantly Western aesthetics, then this is the one to get." (CHOICE, 2009) "The range is phenomenal, the erudition daunting and the index rigorous. It is an essential purchase for all but the most tough-minded of academic reference collections and it ... Read more