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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455217603321

Autore

Lorand Ruth

Titolo

Aesthetic order : a philosophy of order, beauty and art / / Ruth Lorand

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2000

ISBN

1-134-56263-2

1-280-31797-3

0-203-46894-5

0-203-24483-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (337 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in twentieth century philosophy

Disciplina

111.85

111/.85

Soggetti

Aesthetics

Philosophy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Permissions; Introduction; Understanding order; What is order?; What is disorder?; Two types of order; Discursive order: the conventional concept; Beyond discursive order; Bergson: the unpredictable order; Aesthetic order: quantitative analysis; Aesthetic order: qualitative analysis (I); Aesthetic order: qualitative analysis (II); Relations and interactions; Aesthetic queries; Understanding beauty; Defining art; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Aesthetic Order challenges contemporary theories of aesthetics, offering the idea of beauty as quantitative yet different from the traditional discursive order. It will be of importance to all interested in aesthetic theory.