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Introducing Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art
Taschenbuch von Darren Hudson Hick
Sprache: Englisch

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'Place in garden, lawn, to beautify landscape.'

When Don Featherstone's plastic pink flamingos were first advertised in the 1957 Sears catalogue, these were the instructions. The flamingos are placed on the cover of this book for another reason: to start us asking questions. That's where philosophy always begins.

Introducing Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art is written to introduce students to a broad array of questions that have occupied philosophers since antiquity, and which continue to bother us today-questions like:
- Is there something special about something's being art? Can a mass-produced plastic bird have that special something?
- If someone likes plastic pink flamingos, does that mean they have bad taste? Is bad taste a bad thing?
- Do Featherstone's pink flamingos mean anything? If so, does that depend on what Featherstone meant in designing them?

Each chapter opens using a real world example - such as Marcel Duchamp's signed urinal, The Exorcist, and the ugliest animal in the world - to introduce and illustrate the issues under discussion. These case studies serve as touchstones throughout the chapter, keeping the concepts grounded and relatable.

With its trademark conversational style, clear explanations, and wealth of supporting features, Introducing Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art is the ideal introduction to the major problems, issues, and debates in the field. Now expanded and revised for its second edition, Introducing Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art is designed to give readers the background and the tools necessary to begin asking and answering the most intriguing questions about art and beauty, even when those questions are about pink plastic flamingos.
'Place in garden, lawn, to beautify landscape.'

When Don Featherstone's plastic pink flamingos were first advertised in the 1957 Sears catalogue, these were the instructions. The flamingos are placed on the cover of this book for another reason: to start us asking questions. That's where philosophy always begins.

Introducing Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art is written to introduce students to a broad array of questions that have occupied philosophers since antiquity, and which continue to bother us today-questions like:
- Is there something special about something's being art? Can a mass-produced plastic bird have that special something?
- If someone likes plastic pink flamingos, does that mean they have bad taste? Is bad taste a bad thing?
- Do Featherstone's pink flamingos mean anything? If so, does that depend on what Featherstone meant in designing them?

Each chapter opens using a real world example - such as Marcel Duchamp's signed urinal, The Exorcist, and the ugliest animal in the world - to introduce and illustrate the issues under discussion. These case studies serve as touchstones throughout the chapter, keeping the concepts grounded and relatable.

With its trademark conversational style, clear explanations, and wealth of supporting features, Introducing Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art is the ideal introduction to the major problems, issues, and debates in the field. Now expanded and revised for its second edition, Introducing Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art is designed to give readers the background and the tools necessary to begin asking and answering the most intriguing questions about art and beauty, even when those questions are about pink plastic flamingos.
Über den Autor
Darren Hudson Hick is Visiting Assistant Professor at Texas Tech University, USA.
Zusammenfassung
Covers historical and contemporary topics such as art and the emotions, art and nature and everyday aesthetics
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface
Introduction: Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art: an Extremely Brief History
1. Defining Art
2. The Ontology of Art
3. Interpretation and Intention
4. Aesthetic Properties and Evaluation
5. Emotions and the Arts
6. Art and Morality
7. Aesthetics Without Art
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Genre: Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Allgemeine Kunst
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781350006904
ISBN-10: 1350006904
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Hick, Darren Hudson
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße: 228 x 154 x 23 mm
Von/Mit: Darren Hudson Hick
Erscheinungsdatum: 24.08.2017
Gewicht: 0,488 kg
Artikel-ID: 107881935
Über den Autor
Darren Hudson Hick is Visiting Assistant Professor at Texas Tech University, USA.
Zusammenfassung
Covers historical and contemporary topics such as art and the emotions, art and nature and everyday aesthetics
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface
Introduction: Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art: an Extremely Brief History
1. Defining Art
2. The Ontology of Art
3. Interpretation and Intention
4. Aesthetic Properties and Evaluation
5. Emotions and the Arts
6. Art and Morality
7. Aesthetics Without Art
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Genre: Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Allgemeine Kunst
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781350006904
ISBN-10: 1350006904
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Hick, Darren Hudson
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße: 228 x 154 x 23 mm
Von/Mit: Darren Hudson Hick
Erscheinungsdatum: 24.08.2017
Gewicht: 0,488 kg
Artikel-ID: 107881935
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