The Blackwell guide to aesthetics / / Peter Kivy

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910830900803321
• Autore: Kivy Peter
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , [2004]; ©2004
• ISBN: 1-280-19885-0; 1-282-13831-6; 9786612138317; 9786610198856; 1-4051-4305-3; 0-470-75664-0; 0-470-75655-1
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (368 p.)
• Collana: Blackwell philosophy guides. ; ; v.22
• Disciplina: 111.85
• Soggetti: Aesthetics - Social aspects
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: The Blackwell Guide to Aesthetics; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Introduction: Aesthetics Today; Part I The Core Issues; 1 The Origins of Modern Aesthetics: 1711...35; 2 Defining Art: Intension and Extension; 3 Art and the Aesthetic; 4 The Ontology of Art; 5 Evaluating Art; 6 Interpretation in Aesthetics; 7 Art and the Moral Realm; 8 Beauty and the Critic's Judgment: Remapping Aesthetics; 9 The Philosophy of Taste: Thoughts on the Idea; 10 The Emotions in Art; Part II The Arts and Other Matters; 11 The Philosophy of Literature: Pleasure Restored; 12 The Philosophy of the Visual Arts: Perceiving Paintings13 The Philosophy of the Movies: Cinematic Narration; 14 The Philosophy of Music: Formalism and Beyond; 15 The Philosophy of Dance: Bodies in Motion, Bodies at Rest; 16 Tragedy; 17 The Aesthetics of Nature and the Environment; 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