Aesthetics: Key Concepts in Philosophy

by Daniel Herwitz

Overview

An introduction to aesthetics for the student encountering this key philosophical subdiscipline for the first time.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826489180
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	07/09/2008
Series:	Key Concepts in Philosophy , #1
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Daniel Herwitz is Mary Fair Croushore Professor of Humanities and Director of the Institute for the Humanities at the University of Michigan.

Table of Contents

Introduction and The Birth of Aesthetics
1. Taste and Judgement
2. Art and Experience
3. Modern Definitions of Art and the Problem of New Media
4. Conclusion: Art and Truth
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

"Herwitz attends to a whole array of important aesthetic topics in four perfectly focused chapters. Indispensable reading for humanities and philosophy students and for anyone else who is simply interested in the arts." - Professor Lydia Goehr, Columbia University, USA

"This is a solid grounding for students in philosophy, film studies, history and art." - Book News, November 2008

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