
Aesthetics
The Big Questions
Carolyn Korsmeyer(Editor)
Wiley (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 1. October 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-631-20594-4 (ISBN)
Description
Philosophers have considered questions raised by the nature of art, of beauty, and critical appreciation since ancient times, and the discipline of aesthetics has a long tradition that stretches from Plato to the present.
Reviews / Votes
"An anthology that paired the strongest evidence in favor of the tradition with the strongest evidence against it would have obvious appeal for many teachers of aesthetics, especially those of us who remain genuinely ambivalent about the tradition. That anthology does not yet exist, at least to my knowledge. In the meantime, the next best thing may be to pair this provocative collection with one of its more traditional competitors." James Shelley, American Society for Aesthetics"Carolyn Korsmeyer has produced a very useful anthology which will undoubtedly become a well used textbook for students of aesthetics and a valuable source of otherwise less readily available texts...the volume is radical in enriching the discipline and Korsmeyer has made the presence of women scholars and feminist theory in philosophy felt in fundamental ways." Melanie Selfe, Women's Philosophy Review, Special Issue no. 25, 2000
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
655 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-631-20594-4 (9780631205944)
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Person
Carolyn Korsmeyer is Professor of Philosophy at the State University of New York at Buffalo. She is the editor (with Peggy Zeglin Brand) of Feminism and Tradition in Aesthetics (1995) and (with Hilde Hein) Aesthetics in Feminist Perspective (1993) and the author (with Dubois, Kelly, Kennedy, and Robinson) of Feminist Scholarship: Kindling in the Groves of Academe (1985).
Content
List of Plates viii Acknowledgements ix
Introduction 1
Part One: What is Art? 7
Part Two: Experience and Appreciation: How Do We Encounter Art? 73
Part Three: Aesthetic Evaluation: Who Decides? 133
Part Four: Can We Learn from Art? 179
Part Five: Tragedy, Sublimity, Horror: Why Do We Enjoy Painful Experiences in Art? 225
Part Six: Where is the Artist in the Work of Art? 295
Index
Introduction 1
Part One: What is Art? 7
Part Two: Experience and Appreciation: How Do We Encounter Art? 73
Part Three: Aesthetic Evaluation: Who Decides? 133
Part Four: Can We Learn from Art? 179
Part Five: Tragedy, Sublimity, Horror: Why Do We Enjoy Painful Experiences in Art? 225
Part Six: Where is the Artist in the Work of Art? 295
Index