9780745309927-0745309925-The Baumgarten Corruption: From Sense to Nonsense in Art and Philosophy

The Baumgarten Corruption: From Sense to Nonsense in Art and Philosophy

ISBN-13: 9780745309927
ISBN-10: 0745309925
Edition: First Edition
Author: Robert Dixon
Publication date: 1995
Publisher: Pluto Press
Format: Paperback 192 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780745309927
ISBN-10: 0745309925
Edition: First Edition
Author: Robert Dixon
Publication date: 1995
Publisher: Pluto Press
Format: Paperback 192 pages

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The Baumgarten Corruption: From Sense to Nonsense in Art and Philosophy (ISBN-13: 9780745309927 and ISBN-10: 0745309925), written by authors Robert Dixon, was published by Pluto Press in 1995. With an overall rating of 4.5 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent The Baumgarten Corruption: From Sense to Nonsense in Art and Philosophy (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.55.

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In 1750 Alexander Baumgarten corrupted the Greek for "sensible" when he introduced the word "aesthetic" into the philosopher's discourse on beauty and "taste". This book reveals the Baumgarten corruption as the beginning of a great philosophical confusion, a lapse of reason into nonsense.

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