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Book SynopsisAesthetics: The Key Thinkers offers a comprehensive historical overview of the field of aesthetics. Thirty specially commissioned essays introduce and explore the contributions of philosophers who have shaped the subject, from its origins in the work of the ancient Greeks to contemporary developments in the 21st century. Now thoroughly revised and updated throughout, this second edition includes new chapters on Ludwig Wittgenstein, Susanne Langer, Bernard Bolzano, as well as more coverage of post-1950 aesthetics with Frank Sibley, Stanley Cavell, Peter Kivy, Noël Carroll, Peter Lamarque, and Jerrold Levinson. The book reconstructs the history of aesthetics, clearly illustrating the most important attempts to address such crucial issues as the nature of aesthetic judgment, the status of art, and the place of the arts within society. Ideal for undergraduate students, it lays the necessary foundations for a complete and thorough understanding of this fascinating subject.
Trade ReviewThis expanded edition adds to the original eighteen chapters new entries on Shaftesbury, Hutcheson, Du Bos, Batteux, Bolzano, Wittgenstein, Langer, Sibley, Kivy, Lamarque, Carroll, and Levinson, all written by leading aestheticians. Giovannelli has provided an invaluable resource, for both students and researchers in the field. * Stephen Davies, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, University of Auckland, New Zealand *
There are many guides to philosophical aesthetics on the market, but this one stands out. Featuring chapters on virtually all the major theorists of art and beauty, the slate of contributors constitutes an array of many of the best aestheticians currently active. An invaluable supplement to any historically oriented course on the problems of aesthetics, now with this second edition even more comprehensive and up-to-date. * Jerrold Levinson, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, University of Maryland, USA *
Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors Introduction,
Alessandro Giovannelli (Lafayette College, USA) 1. Plato,
Robert Stecker (Central Michigan University, USA) 2. Aristotle,
Angela Curran (Kansas State University, USA) 3. Medieval Aesthetics,
Gian Carlo Garfagnini (University of Florence, Italy) 4. Shaftesbury,
Garry L. Hagberg (Bard College, USA) 5. Francis Hutcheson,
Garry L. Hagberg (Bard College, USA) 6. Jean-Baptiste Du Bos and Charles Batteux,
James O. Young (University of Victoria, Canada) 7. David Hume,
Alan H. Goldman (College of William and Mary, USA) 8. Immanuel Kant,
Elisabeth Schellekens (University of Uppsala, Sweden) 9. G. W. F. Hegel,
Richard Eldridge (Swarthmore College, USA) 10. Bernard Bolzano,
Paisley Livingston (Lingnan University, Hong Kong) 11. Arthur Schopenhauer and Friedrich Nietzsche,
Scott Jenkins (University of Kansas, USA) 12. Benedetto Croce and Robin Collingwood,
Gary Kemp (University of Glasgow, UK) 13. Roger Fry and Clive Bell,
Susan Feagin (Temple University, USA) 14. John Dewey,
Thomas Leddy (San José State University, USA) 15. Ludwig Wittgenstein,
Kelly Dean Jolley (Auburn University, USA) 16. Martin Heidegger,
Ingvild Torsen (University of Oslo, Norway) 17. Walter Benjamin and T. W. Adorno,
Gerhard Richter (Brown University, USA) 18. Susanne Langer,
Robert E. Innis (University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA) 19. Monroe Beardsley,
Noël Carroll (City University of New York, USA) 20. Nelson Goodman,
Alessandro Giovannelli (Lafayette College, USA) 21. Frank Sibley,
Emily Brady (Texas A&M University, USA) 22. Richard A. Wollheim,
Malcolm Budd (University College London, UK) 23. Arthur C. Danto,
Sondra Bacharach (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand) 24. Stanley Cavell,
Malcolm Turvey (Tufts University, USA) 25. Peter Kivy,
James O. Young (University of Victoria, Canada) 26. Kendall L. Walton,
David Davies (McGill University, Canada) 27. Peter Lamarque,
Filippo Contesi (University of Barcelona, Spain) 28. Noël Carroll,
Deborah Knight (Queen’s University, Canada) 29. Jerrold Levinson,
James O. Young (University of Victoria, Canada) 30. Some Contemporary Developments,
Alessandro Giovannelli (Lafayette College, USA) Index
