Aesthetics

The Classic Readings

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Aesthetics
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Author: ISBN: 9781119116820
Publisher: Wiley Publication: April 8, 2019
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781119116820
Publisher: Wiley
Publication: April 8, 2019
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English

The newly expanded and revised edition of Cooper’s popular anthology featuring classic writings on aesthetics, both historical and contemporary

The second edition of this bestselling anthology collects essays of canonical significance in aesthetics and the philosophy of art, featuring a wide range of topics from the nature of beauty and the criteria for aesthetic judgement to the value of art and the appreciation of nature.

  • Includes texts by classical philosophers like Plato and Kant alongside essays from art critics like Clive Bell, with new readings from Leonardo da Vinci, Oscar Wilde, Walter Pater, Ronald W. Hepburn, and Arthur C. Danto among others
  • Intersperses philosophical scholarship with diverse contributions from artists, poets, novelists, and critics
  • Broadens the scope of aesthetics beyond the Western tradition, including important texts by Asian philosophers from Mo Tzu to Tanizaki
  • Includes a fully-updated introduction to the discipline written by the editor, as well as prefaces to each text and chapter-specific lists of further reading
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The newly expanded and revised edition of Cooper’s popular anthology featuring classic writings on aesthetics, both historical and contemporary

The second edition of this bestselling anthology collects essays of canonical significance in aesthetics and the philosophy of art, featuring a wide range of topics from the nature of beauty and the criteria for aesthetic judgement to the value of art and the appreciation of nature.

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