Aesthetics: The Classic Readings (Philosophy: The Classic Readings)
ISBN-13:
9781119116806
ISBN-10:
1119116805
Edition:
2
Author:
David E. Cooper
Publication date:
2019
Publisher:
Wiley-Blackwell
Format:
Paperback
368 pages
Category:
Aesthetics
,
Philosophy
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ISBN-13:
9781119116806
ISBN-10:
1119116805
Edition:
2
Author:
David E. Cooper
Publication date:
2019
Publisher:
Wiley-Blackwell
Format:
Paperback
368 pages
Category:
Aesthetics
,
Philosophy
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Aesthetics: The Classic Readings (Philosophy: The Classic Readings) (ISBN-13: 9781119116806 and ISBN-10: 1119116805), written by authors
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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.
- 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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