Herder's Naturalist Aesthetics

ISBN-13: 9781108483070 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 276 str.

Rachel Zuckert

Opis

Provides an overview of Johann Gottfried Herder's aesthetics, interpreted as a naturalist theory with transformative historical significance for European philosophy.

Spis treści

Introduction; Part I. Herder's Aesthetics: 1. Herder's philosophical naturalism; 2. Synthesis and critique of eighteenth-century aesthetics; 3. Aesthetics of the senses; 4. Aesthetics of expression: coda cultural variation and taste; Part II. Explorations: 5. The problem of the sublime; 6. Sculpture and touch; 7. Aesthetics and (in)authenticity: Herder's reputation of Ossian; Conclusion.