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Philosophical Aesthetics: An Introduction
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Description for Philosophical Aesthetics: An Introduction
Paperback. This volume contains surveys of the main issues in philosophical aesthetics, as discussed by thinkers from ancient Greece to modern times. Editor(s): Hanfling, Oswald. Num Pages: 520 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 28. Weight in Grams: 728.
This volume contains surveys of the main issues in philosophical aesthetics, as discussed by thinkers from ancient Greece to modern times. It is written by members of the Open University and the intention throughout is to make the issues intelligible and interesting to as wide an audience as possible, including those readers with a general interest in the arts as well as more advanced students.
The volume begins with questions about the nature of art and beauty. Are there any limitations to what may count as a work of art? Are imitations and forgeries really less valuable than ... Read more
This volume contains surveys of the main issues in philosophical aesthetics, as discussed by thinkers from ancient Greece to modern times. It is written by members of the Open University and the intention throughout is to make the issues intelligible and interesting to as wide an audience as possible, including those readers with a general interest in the arts as well as more advanced students.
The volume begins with questions about the nature of art and beauty. Are there any limitations to what may count as a work of art? Are imitations and forgeries really less valuable than ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631180357
SKU
V9780631180357
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99-50
About Orion Publishing Co
Oswald Hanfling is the author of Logical Positivism (1981), The Quest for Meaning (1987), and Wittgenstein's Later Philosophy (1989).
Reviews for Philosophical Aesthetics: An Introduction
"This new introduction, however, deserves to be a winner. If it does not exactly supersede all previous introductions, it can reasonably be regarded, for the present at any rate, as some kind of primus inter pares. An excellent book of its kind, and one which I intend to adopt as a set textbook. Not the least of its merits is ... Read more