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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ISBN
9781119116820
Publisert
2019
Utgave
2. utgave
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Vendor
Wiley-Blackwell
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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