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Brings together essays on the philosophy of art in which a philosophical theory of aesthetic judgment is tested and developed through its application to particular examples. Each essay approaches, from its own field of study, what Roger Scruton argues to be the central problems of aesthetics -- what is aesthetic experience, and what is its importance for human conduct?

The book is divided into four parts. The first contains a resume of modern analytical aesthetics, which also serves as an introduction to subsequent chapters. It also includes an essay that reviews current theories of literary criticism. The second part is devoted to musical aesthetics and contains the theoretical core of the work. Here Scruton describes the contours of aesthetic understanding, and defends the view that the object of aesthetic experience is inherently significant, even when it has no "content" that can be described in propositional terms. He rebuts the view that music is representational, and in the third part goes on to propose a theory of representation whereby to refute the suggestion that photography is a representational art. This third section also contains a study of film. The final part comprises essays relating aesthetic judgment to the understanding of culture, humor, and design. It covers many subjects, including the prose works of Samuel Beckett and the architecture of Leninism. The essays in this book form parts of a single intellectual enterprise, which is to give analytical foundations to the criticism of literature, visual art, music, and culture.

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  • PublisherSt Augustine's Press
  • Publication date1998
  • ISBN 10 1890318027
  • ISBN 13 9781890318024
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  • Number of pages294
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Sehr gut. 286 p. Gutes und sauberes Exemplar / a good and clean copy. - This work brings together essays on the philosophy of art in which a philosophical theory of aesthetic judgment is tested and developed through its application to particular examples. Each essay approaches, from its own field of study, what Roger Scruton argues to be the central problems of aesthetics - what is aesthetic experience, and what is its importance for human conduct? The book is divided into four parts. The first contains a resume of modem analytical aesthetics, which also serves as an introduction to subsequent chapters. It also includes an essay that reviews current theories of literary criticism. The second part is devoted to musical aesthetics and contains the theoretical core of the work. Here Scruton describes the contours of aesthetic understanding, and defends the view that the object of aesthetic experience is inherently significant, even when it has no "content" that can be described in propositional terms. He rebuts the view that music is representational, and in the third part goes on to propose a theory of representation whereby to refute the suggestion that photography is a representational art. This third section also contains a study of film. The final part comprises essays relating aesthetic judgment to the understanding of culture, humor, and design. It covers many subjects, including the prose works of Samuel Beckett, the devastation of deconstruction, and the future of humane letters. The essays in this book form parts of a single intellectual enterprise, which is to give analytical foundations to the criticism of literature, visual art, music, and culture. / Contents Preface Aesthetics and Criticism 1. Recent Aesthetics in England and America 2. Public Text and Common Reader The Meaning of Music 3. The Aesthetics of Music 4. Absolute Music 5. Programme Music 6. The Nature of Musical Expression 7. Representation in Music 8. Understanding Music The Eye of the Camera 9. Photography and Representation 10. Fantasy, Imagination and the Screen The Aesthetic Understanding 11. Emotion and Culture 12. Laughter 13. Beckett and the Cartesian Soul 14. The Aesthetic Endeavour Today 15. On Humane Education 16. Upon Nothing. ISBN 9781890318024 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 360. Seller Inventory # 1208069

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