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Book SynopsisEver since the eighteenth century, when Kant opened the floodgates of subjectivism in aesthetics, common men and philosophers alike have despaired of finding a basis for judgments about beauty. This book provides a comprehensive theory that encompasses beauty in art and nature, as well as intellectual, utilitarian, and moral beauty. The author argu
Table of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Table of Contents, pg. v*Acknowledgments, pg. vii*1. Beauty and the Twentieth Century, pg. 1*2. Skepticism with Regard to Beauty, pg. 4*3. Beautiful "Objects", pg. 6*4. "Beautiful Properties", pg. 7*5. The Job of a Theory of Beauty, pg. 11*6. Experiences of Beauty, pg. 19*7. Vividness and the Beauty of Color, pg. 21*8. The Relativity of Vividness, pg. 24*9. The Multiplicity of Colors, pg. 29*10. Vividness and the Context of Color, pg. 32*11. Vividness and Appearance, pg. 34*12. Other Beauties of Color, pg. 36*13. Properties of Qualitative Degree, pg. 39*14. The New Theory of Beauty Stated, pg. 42*15. The Argument Strategy, pg. 43*16. Beauty and the Looks of Things, pg. 45*17. TheRelativity of Looks, pg. 48*18. Other Varieties of Visual Beauty and Other Varieties of Relativity, pg. 52*19. Beauty of Sound, pg. 58*20. Beauties of Taste, Smell, and Touch, pg. 60*21. Qualifications jor Judging Beauty, pg. 66*22. Intellectual Beauty, pg. 71*23. Beauty and Utility, pg. 73*24. Beauty and Goodness, pg. 76*25. The Problem of Moral Beauty, pg. 81*26. A Defense of Moral Beauty, pg. 85*27. Beauty and the Emotions, pg. 94*28. Sublimity, pg. 97*29. Harmony and Beauty, pg. 101*30. The "Flowers of Evil" Phenomenon, pg. 107*31. Disagreements about Beauty, pg. 110*32. The Limited Use of i "Beautiful", pg. 117*33. The Objectivity of Beauty, pg. 121*34. The Problem of the Enjoyment of Beauty, pg. 126*35. An Explanation of the Enjoyment of Beauty, pg. 129*36. Surpassing Clarity, pg. 135*Index, pg. 139
