{"product_id":"philosophical-aesthetics-9780631180357","title":"Philosophical Aesthetics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume contains surveys of the main issues in philosophical aesthetics, as discussed by thinkers from ancient Greece to modern times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This new introduction, however, deserves to be a winner. If it does not exactly supersede all previous introductions, it can reasonably be regarded, for the present at any rate, as some kind of \u003ci\u003eprimus inter pares.\u003c\/i\u003e An excellent book of its kind, and one which I intend to adopt as a set textbook. Not the least of its merits is that, despite its length, and even though it incorporates several plates, four of them in colour, it is within the price range that students (and, nowadays, academics) can afford.\" \u003ci\u003eJournal of Aesthetics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements. \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: What is Art?:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Concept of Art: Oswald Hanfling (Open University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Aesthetic Qualities: Oswald Hanfling (Open University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Ontology of Art: Oswald Hanfling (Open University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Art and Feeling:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Aesthetic Experience: Diane Collinson (Open University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Expression and Creativity (Robert Wilkinson, Staff Tutor, Open University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Art, World and Society:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Truth and Representation: Rosalind Hursthouse (Open University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Art, Society and Morality: Tom Sorell.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: The Evaluation of Art:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Evaluation, Objectivity and Subjectivity: Colin Lyas (Lancaster University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Criticism and Interpretation: Colin Lyas (Lancaster University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Continental Aesthetics: Stuart Sim (Open University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Marxist Aesthetics: Stuart Sim (Open University).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403394359639,"sku":"9780631180357","price":35.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780631180357.jpg?v=1730483332","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/philosophical-aesthetics-9780631180357","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}