Overview

The Continuum Companion to Aesthetics offers the definitive guide to contemporary aesthetics. The book covers all the most pressing and important themes and categories in the field - areas that have continued to attract interest historically as well as topics that have emerged more recently as active areas of research. Seventeen specially commissioned essays from an international team of experts reveal where important work continues to be done in the area and, most valuably, the exciting new directions the field is taking. Prefaced by a historical introduction highlighting the key figures and tracing the development of the central terms in the field, the Companion explores new issues pertaining to contemporary art forms, as well as tackling traditional questions in well-established art forms with the insight of new disciplines such as evolutionary psychology and other areas of cognitive science. Featuring a series of indispensable research tools, including a chronology, a detailed list of resources and a fully annotated bibliography, this is the essential reference tool for anyone working in aesthetics.

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Author:   Dr Anna Christina Ribeiro (Texas Tech University, USA)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Edition:   Annotated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.698kg
ISBN:  

9781847063700

ISBN 10:   1847063705
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   29 March 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

Contributors Acknowledgements 1. Introduction Anna Christina Ribeiro 2. Research Methods and Problems Brandon Cooke Part I: Core Issues and Art Forms 3. Defining Art Thomas Adajian 4. Artworks, Objects, and Structures Sherri Irvin 5. The Aesthetic Experience Derek Matravers 6. Aesthetic Properties Elisabeth Schellekens 7. Aesthetic and Artistic Value Sondra Bacharach and James Harold 8. Music Jeanette Bicknell 9. Literature Anna Christina Ribeiro 10. Theatre David Osipovich 11. Dance Renee M. Conroy 12. Visual Arts John Kulvicki 13. Film Amy Coplan 14. Architecture Rafael De Clercq 15. Popular Art Aaron Smuts 16. Environmental Aesthetics Glenn Parsons 17. Global Standpoint Aesthetics: Towards a Paradigm David Gandolfo and Sarah E. Worth 18. New Directions in Aesthetics Paisley Livingston Part II: Resources A-Z of Key Terms in Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art Anna Christina Ribeiro Chronology of Works in Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art Darren Hudson Hick Research Resources in Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art Darren Hudson Hick Notes Bibliography Index

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Anna Christina Ribeiro is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Texas Tech University, USA.

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