Description
Book SynopsisThis volume contains surveys of the main issues in philosophical aesthetics, as discussed by thinkers from ancient Greece to modern times.
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Journal of AestheticsTable of ContentsAcknowledgements.
Introduction.
Part I: What is Art?:.
1. The Concept of Art: Oswald Hanfling (Open University).
2. Aesthetic Qualities: Oswald Hanfling (Open University).
3. The Ontology of Art: Oswald Hanfling (Open University).
Part II: Art and Feeling:.
4. Aesthetic Experience: Diane Collinson (Open University).
5. Expression and Creativity (Robert Wilkinson, Staff Tutor, Open University).
Part III: Art, World and Society:.
6. Truth and Representation: Rosalind Hursthouse (Open University).
7. Art, Society and Morality: Tom Sorell.
Part IV: The Evaluation of Art:.
8. Evaluation, Objectivity and Subjectivity: Colin Lyas (Lancaster University).
9. Criticism and Interpretation: Colin Lyas (Lancaster University).
10. Continental Aesthetics: Stuart Sim (Open University).
11. Marxist Aesthetics: Stuart Sim (Open University).
Index.
