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Aesthetics : a comprehensive anthology / Steven M. Cahn, Stephanie Ross and Sandra Shapshay.

By: Cahn, Steven M [editor.].
Contributor(s): Ross, Stephanie [editor.] | Shapshay, Sandra [editor.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Blackwell philosophy anthologies.Publisher: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Edition: Second edition / edited by Steven M. Cahn, Aaron Meskin and Sandra L. Shapshay.Description: xvi, 826 pages : 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781118948323 (paperback).Subject(s): Aesthetics -- Philosophy | PhilosophyDDC classification: 111.85 AES
Contents:
Part I: Classic sources -- The Modern System of the Arts -- The Ancient and Modern System of the Arts -- Ion -- The Republic -- Symposium -- Poetics -- Ennead I, vi -- De Musica -- On the reduction of the arts to theology -- Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times -- An Inquiry into the Origins of our Ideas of Beauty and Virtue -- Of the Standard of Taste -- Of Tragedy -- A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas on the Sublime and the Beautiful -- Laocoon -- Critique of Judgment -- Part II: Modern Theories -- Introduction -- Letter on the Aesthetic Education of Man -- Letter to D’Alambert on the Theatre -- Introductory Lectures on Aesthetics -- The World as Will and Representation -- The Beautiful in Music -- The Birth of Tragedy -- What is Art? -- "Psychical Distance" as a Factor in Art and as an Aesthetic Principle -- Art -- The Principles of Art -- Art as Experience -- The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction -- The Origin of the Work of Art -- Aesthetic Theory -- Criteria of Negro Art -- Art or Propaganda? -- Part III: Contemporary Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art -- Introduction -- The Artworld -- What is Art? An Institutional Analysis -- "Art" as a Cluster Concept -- When is Art? -- Art and its Objects -- Varieties of Art -- What a Musical Work Is -- Fictional Characters as Abstract Artifacts -- Aesthetic Concepts -- Categories of Art -- The Myth of the Aesthetic Attitude -- What is Aesthetic Experience -- Artistic Value -- Beauty Restored -- Artistic Worth and Personal Taste -- Style and Personality in the Literary Work -- Criticism and Interpretation -- The Postulated Author: Critical Monism as a Regulative Ideal -- Artistic Value and Opportunistic Moralism -- Emotions in the Music -- Music and Emotions -- Fearing Fictions -- Transparent Pictures: On the Nature of Photographic Realism -- The Power of Movies -- Oppressive Texts, Resisting Readers, and the Gendered Spectator: The "New" Aesthetics -- Feminist Philosophy of Art -- Appreciation and the Natural Environment -- Everyday Aesthetics -- Aesthetic Value, Art, and Food -- Art Aesthetic Behaviors as Possible Expressions of our Biologically Evolved Human Nature.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A revised second edition of the bestselling anthology on the major figures and themes in aesthetics and philosophy of art, the ideal resource for a comprehensive introduction to the study of aesthetics

Aesthetics: A Comprehensive Anthology offers a well-rounded and thorough introduction to the evolution of modern thought on aesthetics. In a collection of over 60 readings, focused primarily on the Western tradition, this text includes works from key figures such as Plato, Hume, Kant, Nietzsche, Danto, and others. Broad in scope, this volume also contains contemporary works on the value of art, frequently-discussed continental texts, modern perspectives on feminist philosophy of art, and essays by authors outside of the community of academic philosophy, thereby immersing readers in an inclusive and balanced survey of aesthetics.

The new second edition has been updated with contemporary essays, expanding the volume's coverage to include the value of art, artistic worth and personal taste, questions of aesthetic experience, and contemporary debates on and new theories of art. This edition also incorporates new and more standard translations of Kant's Critique of the Power of Judgment and Schopenhauer's The World as Will and Representation , as well as texts by Rousseau, Hegel, DuBois, Alain Locke, Budd, Robinson, Saito, Eaton and Levinson.

Presents a comprehensive selection of introductory readings on aesthetics and philosophy of art Helps readers gain a deep historical understanding and clear perspective on contemporary questions in the field Offers new essays specifically selected to promote inclusivity and to highlight contemporary discussions Introduces new essays on topics such as environmental and everyday aesthetics, evolutionary aesthetics, and the connections between aesthetics and ethics

Appropriate for both beginning and advanced students of philosophical aesthetics, this selection of texts initiates readers into the study of the foundations of and central developments in aesthetic thought.

Previous edition Blackwell Publishing: 2008.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I: Classic sources -- The Modern System of the Arts -- The Ancient and Modern System of the Arts -- Ion -- The Republic -- Symposium -- Poetics -- Ennead I, vi -- De Musica -- On the reduction of the arts to theology -- Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times -- An Inquiry into the Origins of our Ideas of Beauty and Virtue -- Of the Standard of Taste -- Of Tragedy -- A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas on the Sublime and the Beautiful -- Laocoon -- Critique of Judgment -- Part II: Modern Theories -- Introduction -- Letter on the Aesthetic Education of Man -- Letter to D’Alambert on the Theatre -- Introductory Lectures on Aesthetics -- The World as Will and Representation -- The Beautiful in Music -- The Birth of Tragedy -- What is Art? -- "Psychical Distance" as a Factor in Art and as an Aesthetic Principle -- Art -- The Principles of Art -- Art as Experience -- The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction -- The Origin of the Work of Art -- Aesthetic Theory -- Criteria of Negro Art -- Art or Propaganda? -- Part III: Contemporary Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art -- Introduction -- The Artworld -- What is Art? An Institutional Analysis -- "Art" as a Cluster Concept -- When is Art? -- Art and its Objects -- Varieties of Art -- What a Musical Work Is -- Fictional Characters as Abstract Artifacts -- Aesthetic Concepts -- Categories of Art -- The Myth of the Aesthetic Attitude -- What is Aesthetic Experience -- Artistic Value -- Beauty Restored -- Artistic Worth and Personal Taste -- Style and Personality in the Literary Work -- Criticism and Interpretation -- The Postulated Author: Critical Monism as a Regulative Ideal -- Artistic Value and Opportunistic Moralism -- Emotions in the Music -- Music and Emotions -- Fearing Fictions -- Transparent Pictures: On the Nature of Photographic Realism -- The Power of Movies -- Oppressive Texts, Resisting Readers, and the Gendered Spectator: The "New" Aesthetics -- Feminist Philosophy of Art -- Appreciation and the Natural Environment -- Everyday Aesthetics -- Aesthetic Value, Art, and Food -- Art Aesthetic Behaviors as Possible Expressions of our Biologically Evolved Human Nature.

MTU Kerry Module MEDA 61000 - Essential reading.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface (p. ix)
  • Acknowledgements (p. xi)
  • Sources (p. xiii)
  • Part I Classic Sources
  • 1 The Modern System of the Arts (p. 3)
  • 2 The Ancient and Modern System of the Arts (p. 17)
  • 3 Ion (p. 31)
  • 4 The Republic (p. 39)
  • 5 Symposium (p. 49)
  • 6 Poetics (p. 57)
  • 7 Ennead I, vi (p. 73)
  • 8 De Musica (p. 81)
  • 9 On the Reduction of the Arts to Theology (p. 89)
  • 10 Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times: Third Earl of Shaftesbury (p. 95)
  • 11 An Inquiry into the Original of Our Ideas of Beauty and Virtue (p. 105)
  • 12 Of the Standard of Taste (p. 121)
  • 13 Of Tragedy (p. 131)
  • 14 A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful (p. 137)
  • 15 Laocoon (p. 147)
  • 16 Critique of the Power of Judgment (p. 155)
  • Part II Modern Theories
  • 17 Introduction (p. 199)
  • 18 Letters on the Aesthetic Education of Man (p. 205)
  • 19 Letter to M. d'Alembert on the Theatre (p. 209)
  • 20 Introductory Lectures on Aesthetics (p. 217)
  • 21 The World as Will and Representation (p. 241)
  • 22 The Beautiful in Music (p. 281)
  • 23 The Birth of Tragedy (p. 287)
  • 24 What is Art? (p. 299)
  • 25 "Psychical Distance" as a Factor in Art and as an Aesthetic Principle (p. 313)
  • 26 Art (p. 331)
  • 27 The Principles of Art (p. 341)
  • 28 Art as Experience (p. 357)
  • 29 The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction (p. 379)
  • 30 The Origin of the Work of Art (p. 397)
  • 31 Aesthetic Theory (p. 411)
  • 32 Criteria of Negro Art (p. 423)
  • 33 Art or Propaganda? (p. 429)
  • Part III Contemporary Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art
  • 34 Introduction (p. 433)
  • 35 The Artworld (p. 439)
  • 36 What is Art? An Institutional Analysis (p. 449)
  • 37 "Art" as a Cluster Concept (p. 461)
  • 38 When is Art? (p. 475)
  • 39 Art and Its Objects (p. 483)
  • 40 Varieties of Art (p. 497)
  • 41 What a Musical Work Is (p. 513)
  • 42 Fictional Characters as Abstract Artifacts (p. 529)
  • 43 Aesthetic Concepts (p. 535)
  • 44 Categories of Art (p. 551)
  • 45 The Myth of the Aesthetic Attitude (p. 569)
  • 46 What is Aesthetic Experience? (p. 581)
  • 47 Artistic Value (p. 589)
  • 48 Beauty Restored (p. 597)
  • 49 Artistic Worth and Personal Taste (p. 609)
  • 50 Style and Personality in the Literary Work (p. 619)
  • 51 Criticism and Interpretation (p. 631)
  • 52 The Postulated Author: Critical Monism as a Regulative Ideal (p. 641)
  • 53 Artistic Value and Opportunistic Moralism (p. 653)
  • 54 Emotions in the Music (p. 663)
  • 55 Music and Emotions (p. 673)
  • 56 Fearing Fictions (p. 691)
  • 57 Transparent Pictures: On the Nature of Photographic Realism (p. 705)
  • 58 The Power of Movies (p. 723)
  • 59 Oppressive Texts, Resisting Readers, and the Gendered Spectator: The "New" Aesthetics (p. 737)
  • 60 Feminist Philosophy of Art (p. 751)
  • 61 Appreciation and the Natural Environment (p. 767)
  • 62 Everyday Aesthetics (p. 777)
  • 63 Aesthetic Value, Art, and Food (p. 783)
  • 64 Art and Aesthetic Behaviors as Possible Expressions of our Biologically Evolved Human Nature (p. 791)
  • Index (p. 797)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Steven M. Cahn is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the City University of New York Graduate Center. He has authored or edited over 60 books. Most recently he wrote Philosophical Adventures, The Road Traveled and Other Essays, and Inside Academia: Professors, Politics, and Policies.
Stephanie Ross is Professor Emerita of Philosophy at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. She is the author of What Gardens Mean and papers on a variety of topics in aesthetics. Her new book, Two Thumbs Up: How Critics Aid Appreciation is forthcoming.
Sandra Shapshay is Professor of Philosophy at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, CUNY (City University of New York). She is the author of Reconstructing Schopenhauer's Ethics: Hope, Compassion, and Animal Welfare and has published on 18th-19th century theories of the sublime and tragedy as well as contemporary environmental aesthetics.