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OverviewSeeks to bring present-day philosophy principles into the history of aesthetics. Before the publication of Aesthetics from Classical Greece to the Present there were three histories of aesthetics in English—Bosanquet's pioneering work, the second part of Croce's Aesthetic in the Ainsle translation, and the comprehensive volume by Gilbert and Kuhn. While each of these is interesting in its own ways, and together they cover a good deal of ground, none of them is very new. Thus none could take advantage of recent work on many important philosophers and periods and bring into a consideration of the past the best concepts and principles that have been developed by present-day philosophy. In Aesthetics from Classical Greece to the Present the author seeks to bring these principles to the forefront in exploring the history of aesthetics. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Monroe BeardsleyPublisher: The University of Alabama Press Imprint: The University of Alabama Press Dimensions: Width: 15.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.588kg ISBN: 9780817366230ISBN 10: 0817366237 Pages: 416 Publication Date: 30 October 1975 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews<p> The depth of Beardsley's scholarly competence . . . speaks from every page. He makes a masterful analysis of Aristotle's concepts . . . Then follows his chapter on the Middle Ages, which is outstanding. . . . And so the book goes forward with penetrating analysis and unexpected relevancies.<p> Beardsley's book accomplishes to perfection what the writer intended. It illuminates an area of history from a certain perspective as was never done before. . . . The distinguishing feature of his book is a n excitement over everything I aesthetics that has to do with symbols, meanings, language, and modes of interpretation. And this excitement has brought to light facets of the history f the subject never noticed before, or at least, not so clearly. -- The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism <p> Of the histories of aesthetics in English...Beardsley's book is the best. It is brisk, it is written in a clear plain style, and it is scholarly without being pretentious or overwhelming. For those of us who want to know what philosophers have said about beauty and the arts, this book will be especially useful. -- The Philosophical Review The depth of Beardsley's scholarly competence . . . speaks from every page. He makes a masterful analysis of Aristotle s concepts . . . Then follows his chapter on the Middle Ages, which is outstanding. . . . And so the book goes forward with penetrating analysis and unexpected relevancies.</p> Beardsley s book accomplishes to perfection what the writer intended. It illuminates an area of history from a certain perspective as was never done before. . . . The distinguishing feature of his book is a n excitement over everything I aesthetics that has to do with symbols, meanings, language, and modes of interpretation. And this excitement has brought to light facets of the history f the subject never noticed before, or at least, not so clearly. <i>The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism</i></p> Author InformationMonroe C. Beardsley (1915-1985) work in aesthetics is best known for its championing of the instrumentalist theory of art and the concept of aesthetic experience. He was elected president of the American Society for Aesthetics in 1956. He also wrote an introductory text on aesthetics and edited a well-regarded survey of anthology of philosophy. He is also the author of The Aesthetic Point of View: Selected Essays and The European Philosophers from Descartes to Nietzsche. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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