{"product_id":"aesthetics-the-key-thinkers-9781350085558","title":"Aesthetics The Key Thinkers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAesthetics: The Key Thinkers\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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 *\u003cbr\u003eThere 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 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes on Contributors  Introduction, \u003ci\u003eAlessandro Giovannelli (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eLafayette College, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e  1. Plato, \u003ci\u003eRobert Stecker (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eCentral Michigan University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e  2. Aristotle, \u003ci\u003eAngela Curran (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eKansas State University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e  3. Medieval Aesthetics, \u003ci\u003eGian Carlo Garfagnini (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniversity of Florence, Italy)\u003c\/i\u003e  4. Shaftesbury, \u003ci\u003eGarry L. Hagberg (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBard College, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e  5. Francis Hutcheson, \u003ci\u003eGarry L. Hagberg (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBard College, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e  6. Jean-Baptiste Du Bos and Charles Batteux, \u003ci\u003eJames O. Young \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e(\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniversity of Victoria, Canada)\u003c\/i\u003e  7. David Hume, \u003ci\u003eAlan H. Goldman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eCollege of William and Mary, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e  8. Immanuel Kant, \u003ci\u003eElisabeth Schellekens (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniversity of Uppsala, Sweden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e)\u003c\/i\u003e  9. G. W. F. Hegel, \u003ci\u003eRichard Eldridge (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eSwarthmore College, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e  10. Bernard Bolzano, \u003ci\u003ePaisley Livingston (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eLingnan University, Hong Kong)\u003c\/i\u003e  11. Arthur Schopenhauer and Friedrich Nietzsche, \u003ci\u003eScott Jenkins (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniversity of Kansas, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e  12. Benedetto Croce and Robin Collingwood, \u003ci\u003eGary Kemp (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniversity of Glasgow, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e  13. Roger Fry and Clive Bell, \u003ci\u003eSusan Feagin (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTemple University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e  14. John Dewey, \u003ci\u003eThomas Leddy (San José State University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e  15. Ludwig Wittgenstein, \u003ci\u003eKelly Dean Jolley (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAuburn University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e  16. Martin Heidegger, \u003ci\u003eIngvild Torsen (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniversity of Oslo, Norway)\u003c\/i\u003e  17. Walter Benjamin and T. W. Adorno, \u003ci\u003eGerhard Richter (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrown University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e  18. Susanne Langer, \u003ci\u003eRobert E. Innis (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniversity of Massachusetts Lowell, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e  19. Monroe Beardsley, \u003ci\u003eNoël Carroll (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eCity University of New York, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e  20. Nelson Goodman, \u003ci\u003eAlessandro Giovannelli\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e(\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eLafayette College, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e  21. Frank Sibley, \u003ci\u003eEmily Brady (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTexas A\u0026amp;M University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e  22. Richard A. Wollheim, \u003ci\u003eMalcolm Budd (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniversity College London, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e  23. Arthur C. Danto, \u003ci\u003eSondra Bacharach (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eVictoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)\u003c\/i\u003e  24. Stanley Cavell, \u003ci\u003eMalcolm Turvey (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTufts University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e  25. Peter Kivy, \u003ci\u003eJames O. Young (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniversity of Victoria, Canada)\u003c\/i\u003e  26. Kendall L. Walton, \u003ci\u003eDavid Davies (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcGill University, Canada) \u003c\/i\u003e  27. Peter Lamarque, \u003ci\u003eFilippo Contesi (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniversity of Barcelona, Spain)\u003c\/i\u003e  28. Noël Carroll, \u003ci\u003eDeborah Knight (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eQueen’s University, Canada) \u003c\/i\u003e  29. Jerrold Levinson, \u003ci\u003eJames O. Young (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniversity of Victoria, Canada)\u003c\/i\u003e  30. Some Contemporary Developments, \u003ci\u003eAlessandro Giovannelli (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eLafayette College, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e  Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019626316119,"sku":"9781350085558","price":71.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350085558.jpg?v=1750780823","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/aesthetics-the-key-thinkers-9781350085558","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}