Contemporary Debates in Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art

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Mathew Kieran
Wiley, Sep 2, 2005 - Philosophy - 384 pages
Contemporary Debates in Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art features pairs of newly commissioned essays by some of the leading theorists working in the field today.

  • Brings together fresh debates on eleven of the most controversial issues in aesthetics and the philosophy of art

  • Topics addressed include the nature of beauty, aesthetic experience, artistic value, and the nature of our emotional responses to art.

  • Each question is treated by a pair of opposing essays written by eminent scholars, and especially commissioned for the volume.

  • Lively debate format sharply defines the issues, and paves the way for further discussion.

  • Will serve as an accessible introduction to the major topics in aesthetics, while also capturing the imagination of professional philosophers

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About the author (2005)

Matthew Kieran is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Leeds. He is author of Media Ethics: A Philosophical Approach (1997) and Revealing Art (2005), and editor of Media Ethics (1998) and Imagination, Philosophy and the Arts (with Dominic Lopes, 2003).

Bibliographic information

TitleContemporary Debates in Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art
Contemporary Debates in Philosophy
EditorMathew Kieran
Editionillustrated
PublisherWiley, 2005
ISBN140510239X, 9781405102391
Length384 pages
Subjects › 

Philosophy / Aesthetics
Philosophy / General
  
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