From an Aesthetic Point of View: Philosophy, Art and the Senses
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How can we understand art ? Does the term aesthetics still have meaning? How much is the intellect involved in our appreciation of the purely visual? From an Aesthetic Point of View is a showcase of the work of several leading contemporary philosophers on the many overlapping areas between art and philosophy. It ranges from purely philosophical analysis to a look at the meaning of the work of some contemporary artists, such as Cindy Sherman.
Author: Peter Osborne
Format: Paperback, 192 pages, 129mm x 197mm
Published: 2001, Profile Books Ltd, United Kingdom
Genre: History of Ideas & Popular Philosophy
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How can we understand art ? Does the term aesthetics still have meaning? How much is the intellect involved in our appreciation of the purely visual? From an Aesthetic Point of View is a showcase of the work of several leading contemporary philosophers on the many overlapping areas between art and philosophy. It ranges from purely philosophical analysis to a look at the meaning of the work of some contemporary artists, such as Cindy Sherman.
From an Aesthetic Point of View: Philosophy, Art and the Senses