Although various aesthetic themes have preoccupied many major philosophers, from Plato to Goodman, the central questions of the philosophy of art have remained ill-defined. This book gives a concise and systematic account of the leading philosophical ideas about art and aesthetics from ancient times to the present day, and goes on to propose a new theory of aesthetic satisfaction and artistic abilities.
Although various aesthetic themes have preoccupied many major philosophers, from Plato to Goodman, the central questions of the philosophy of art have remained ill-defined. This book gives a concise and systematic account of the leading philosophical ideas about art and aesthetics from ancient times to the present day, and goes on to propose a new theory of aesthetic satisfaction and artistic abilities.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Introduction; 1. Art is anomalous; 2. Forms of aesthetic scepticism: philistines and iconoclasts; 3. Historical note; 4. The central issues; 5. Aestheticism; Section 01 I Hedonism and the Theory of Taste; Section 01 01 01 1. General objections; Section 01 01 02 2. Beauty as a secondary quality: Hutcheson, Reid, Burke; Section 01 01 03 3. Beauty as a primary quality: Santayana. Bell; Section 01 01 04 4. Hume's theory; Section 02 II Theories that Assign a Direct Practical F'urpose to Art; Section 02 01 01 1. Nutritional and medicinal analogies; Section 02 01 02 2. General difficulties; Section 02 01 03 3. Art as substitute satisfaction: Freud; Section 02 01 04 4. Tolstoy's theory; Section 02 01 05 5. Art as a pseudo capacity: Plato; Section 02 01 06 6. Beauty and inspiration: Plato; Section 02 01 07 7. Metaphysical aestheticism: Plotinus; Section 03 III Perfection and the Play of Cognition; Section 03 01 01 1. Aristotle's theory of pleasure; Section 03 01 02 2. Beauty and perfection: a dilemma; Section 03 01 03 3. Rationalist aesthetics: Leibniz, Baumgarten; Section 03 01 04 4. Kant's theory (I): the existence of a non cognitive aim of cognition; Section 03 01 05 5. Kant's theory (2): the sublime and the moral signijicance of beauty; Section 04 IV Art as the Experience of Metaphysical Truth; Section 04 01 01 1. The reception of Kant's theory: Schiller, Schelling; Section 04 01 02 2. Art and nature: Schelling; Section 04 01 03 3. Art as the 'sensuous presentation of the Absolute': Hegel; Section 04 01 04 4. Hegel's iconoclasm; Section 04 01 05 5. Art as respite: Schopenhauer; Section 04 01 06 6. Schopenhauer on music; Section 04 01 07 7. Conclusion: the needfor a theory offorms of knowledge; Section 05 V Art as Language; Section 05 01 01 1. Knowledge by acquaintance; Section 05 01 02 2. The phenomenological approach: Dufrenne; Section 05 01 03 3. Croce's theory of intuition and expression; Section 05 01 04 4. Presentational symbols: Langer; Section 05 01 05 5. Art and the general theory of symbols: Goodman; Section 06 VI Art and Metaphor; Section 06 01 01 1. The relevance of metaphor; Section 06 01 02 2. Theories of metaphor; Section 06 01 03 3. Literalist and tropist prejudices; Section 06 01 04 4. Dead and faint metaphor; Section 06 01 05 5. Viewpoints and exponability; Section 06 01 06 6. Art as metaphor; Section 06 01 07 7. Unanswered questions; Section 07 VII Virtues and Indirect Pleasures; Section 07 01 01 1. A problem about pleasure and 'completeness'; Section 07 01 02 2. Cognitive virtues; Section 07 01 03 3. A pragmatic theory of beauty; Section 07 01 04 4. Art as recreation; Section 07 01 05 5. The 'institutional' theory of art; Section 07 01 06 6. Cognitive pleasure: Aristotle on happiness; Section 08 VIII The Aim Behind Perception; Section 08 01 01 1. Cognition and the essentially metaphorical; Section 08 01 02 2. The intellect and the senses: Aristotle; Section 08 01 03 3. Further problems in understanding particulars; Section 08 01 04 4. The imagination as a pseudo capacity; Section 08 01 05 5. Perception and kinaesthetic experience; Section 08 01 06 6. Productive skills and conceptual empathy; Section 09 IX Aesthetic Satisfaction; Section 09 01 01 1. Peculiarities of aesthetic enjoyment; Section 09 01 02 2. Perceptual knowledge; Section 09 01 03 3. Aesthetic understanding (1): empathic enjoyment; Section 09 01 04 4. Aesthetic understanding (2): beauty and necessity; Section 09 01 05 5. Beauty and experiential knowledge; Section 10 X Art and Artistic Abilities; Section 10 01 01 1. Questions about art; Section 10 01 02 2. Two theories of artistic abilities; Section 10 01 03 3. Creative imagination; Section 10 01 04 4. Inspiration and works of art; Section 10 01 05 5. Inspiration and artistic success; Section 10 01 06 6. Understanding art; Section 10 01 07 7. The value of art: aesthetic experience as a source of meaning; Bibliography; Index;
Introduction; 1. Art is anomalous; 2. Forms of aesthetic scepticism: philistines and iconoclasts; 3. Historical note; 4. The central issues; 5. Aestheticism; Section 01 I Hedonism and the Theory of Taste; Section 01 01 01 1. General objections; Section 01 01 02 2. Beauty as a secondary quality: Hutcheson, Reid, Burke; Section 01 01 03 3. Beauty as a primary quality: Santayana. Bell; Section 01 01 04 4. Hume's theory; Section 02 II Theories that Assign a Direct Practical F'urpose to Art; Section 02 01 01 1. Nutritional and medicinal analogies; Section 02 01 02 2. General difficulties; Section 02 01 03 3. Art as substitute satisfaction: Freud; Section 02 01 04 4. Tolstoy's theory; Section 02 01 05 5. Art as a pseudo capacity: Plato; Section 02 01 06 6. Beauty and inspiration: Plato; Section 02 01 07 7. Metaphysical aestheticism: Plotinus; Section 03 III Perfection and the Play of Cognition; Section 03 01 01 1. Aristotle's theory of pleasure; Section 03 01 02 2. Beauty and perfection: a dilemma; Section 03 01 03 3. Rationalist aesthetics: Leibniz, Baumgarten; Section 03 01 04 4. Kant's theory (I): the existence of a non cognitive aim of cognition; Section 03 01 05 5. Kant's theory (2): the sublime and the moral signijicance of beauty; Section 04 IV Art as the Experience of Metaphysical Truth; Section 04 01 01 1. The reception of Kant's theory: Schiller, Schelling; Section 04 01 02 2. Art and nature: Schelling; Section 04 01 03 3. Art as the 'sensuous presentation of the Absolute': Hegel; Section 04 01 04 4. Hegel's iconoclasm; Section 04 01 05 5. Art as respite: Schopenhauer; Section 04 01 06 6. Schopenhauer on music; Section 04 01 07 7. Conclusion: the needfor a theory offorms of knowledge; Section 05 V Art as Language; Section 05 01 01 1. Knowledge by acquaintance; Section 05 01 02 2. The phenomenological approach: Dufrenne; Section 05 01 03 3. Croce's theory of intuition and expression; Section 05 01 04 4. Presentational symbols: Langer; Section 05 01 05 5. Art and the general theory of symbols: Goodman; Section 06 VI Art and Metaphor; Section 06 01 01 1. The relevance of metaphor; Section 06 01 02 2. Theories of metaphor; Section 06 01 03 3. Literalist and tropist prejudices; Section 06 01 04 4. Dead and faint metaphor; Section 06 01 05 5. Viewpoints and exponability; Section 06 01 06 6. Art as metaphor; Section 06 01 07 7. Unanswered questions; Section 07 VII Virtues and Indirect Pleasures; Section 07 01 01 1. A problem about pleasure and 'completeness'; Section 07 01 02 2. Cognitive virtues; Section 07 01 03 3. A pragmatic theory of beauty; Section 07 01 04 4. Art as recreation; Section 07 01 05 5. The 'institutional' theory of art; Section 07 01 06 6. Cognitive pleasure: Aristotle on happiness; Section 08 VIII The Aim Behind Perception; Section 08 01 01 1. Cognition and the essentially metaphorical; Section 08 01 02 2. The intellect and the senses: Aristotle; Section 08 01 03 3. Further problems in understanding particulars; Section 08 01 04 4. The imagination as a pseudo capacity; Section 08 01 05 5. Perception and kinaesthetic experience; Section 08 01 06 6. Productive skills and conceptual empathy; Section 09 IX Aesthetic Satisfaction; Section 09 01 01 1. Peculiarities of aesthetic enjoyment; Section 09 01 02 2. Perceptual knowledge; Section 09 01 03 3. Aesthetic understanding (1): empathic enjoyment; Section 09 01 04 4. Aesthetic understanding (2): beauty and necessity; Section 09 01 05 5. Beauty and experiential knowledge; Section 10 X Art and Artistic Abilities; Section 10 01 01 1. Questions about art; Section 10 01 02 2. Two theories of artistic abilities; Section 10 01 03 3. Creative imagination; Section 10 01 04 4. Inspiration and works of art; Section 10 01 05 5. Inspiration and artistic success; Section 10 01 06 6. Understanding art; Section 10 01 07 7. The value of art: aesthetic experience as a source of meaning; Bibliography; Index;
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