The Blackwell Guide to Aesthetics

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910457833203321
• Autore: Kivy Peter
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Newark : , : Wiley, , 2009; ©2009
• ISBN: 1-78268-517-0; 1-281-21369-1; 9786611213695; 1-4051-6470-0; 1-4051-4306-1
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (366 pages)
• Collana: Blackwell philosophy guides
• Altri autori (Persone): KivyPeter, editor
• Disciplina: 111; 111.85; 111/.85
• Soggetti: Aesthetics; Aesthetics -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Aesthetics and philosophy; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.; BAE 301
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Notes on Contributors; Introduction: Aesthetics Today; Chapter 1: The Origins of Modern Aesthetics: 1711-35; Chapter 2: Defining Art: Intension and Extension; Chapter 3: Art and the Aesthetic; Chapter 4: The Ontology of Art; Chapter 5: Evaluating Art; Chapter 6: Interpretation in Aesthetics; Chapter 7: Art and the Moral Realm; Chapter 8: Beauty and the Critic's Judgment: Remapping Aesthetics; Chapter 9: The Philosophy of Taste: Thoughts on the Idea; Chapter 10: The Emotions in Art; Chapter 11: The Philosophy of Literature: Pleasure Restored; Chapter 12: The Philosophy of the Visual Arts: Perceiving PaintingsChapter 13: The Philosophy of the Movies: Cinematic Narration; Chapter 14: The Philosophy of Music: Formalism and ; Beyond; Chapter 15: The Philosophy of Dance: Bodies in Motion, Bodies at Rest; Chapter 16: Tragedy; Chapter 17: The Aesthetics of Nature and the Environment; Chapter 18: Art and the Aesthetic: The Religious Dimension; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The Blackwell Guide to Aesthetics is the most authoritative survey of the central issues in contemporary aesthetics available. The volume features eighteen newly commissioned papers on the evaluation of art, the interpretation of art, and many other forms of art such as literature, movies, and music.Provides a guide to the central traditional and cutting edge issues in aesthetics today. Written by a distinguished cast of contributors, including Peter Kivy, George Dickie, Noël Carroll, Paul Guyer, Ted Cohen, Marcia Eaton, Joseph Margolis, Berys Gaut, Nicholas Wolt