Introducing Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art

ISBN-13: 9781350006898 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 304 str.

Darren Hudson Hick

Opis

Introducing Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art raises questions about art, beauty and value that have occupied philosophers since antiquity. By combining historical theories and arguments with examples from contemporary conceptual art, literature and TV soap operas, it presents the background and supplies all the tools required to answer questions about art today.Each chapter begins with an illustration and discussion of a work such as Marcel Duchamp's Fountain, the cover of Fahrenheit 451 and the Black Square. A comprehensive selection of topics and questions are covered, such as what is art, the search for beauty and accessing emotion in art. With guides to further reading and unresolved questions, it is an ideal introduction to the major problems, issues and debates in aesthetics and the philosophy of art.Now in its second edition, it includes a range of updated examples from public art, video games and graffiti, as well as a new chapter on feminism, disability issues and activism.