The Nature of art [electronic resource] / A.L. Cothey.
Although various aesthetic themes have preoccupied many major philosophers, from Plato to Goodman, the central questions of the philosophy of art have remained ill-defined. This book gives a concise and systematic account of the leading philosophical ideas about art and aesthetics from ancient times...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
1990.
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| Series: | Problems of philosophy.
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| Summary: | Although various aesthetic themes have preoccupied many major philosophers, from Plato to Goodman, the central questions of the philosophy of art have remained ill-defined. This book gives a concise and systematic account of the leading philosophical ideas about art and aesthetics from ancient times to the present day, and goes on to propose a new theory of aesthetic satisfaction and artistic abilities. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 201 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-193) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203004337 9780203004333 9780415033572 0415033578 1134967373 9781134967377 1280539089 9781280539084 9786610539086 6610539081 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |