Lopes Dominic - The Routledge Companion to Aesthetics

THE ROUTLEDGE COMPANION TO AESTHETICS

The third edition of the acclaimed Routledge Companion to Aesthetics contains over sixty chapters written by leading international scholars covering all aspects of aesthetics.

This Companion opens with a historical overview of aesthetics, including entries on Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Adorno, Benjamin, Foucault, Goodman and Wollheim. The second part covers the central concepts and theories of aesthetics, including definitions of art, taste, the value of art, beauty, imagination, fiction, narrative, metaphor and pictorial representation. is devoted to issues and challanges in aesthetics, including art and ethics, art and religion, creativity, environmental aesthetics and feminist aesthetics. The final part addresses the individual arts, including music, photography, film, videogames, literature, theater, dance, architecture and design.

With ten new entries, and revisions and updated suggestions for further reading throughout, The Routledge Companion to Aesthetics is essential for anyone interested in aesthetics, art, literature and visual studies.

Berys Gaut is Professor of Philosophy at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, and President of the British Society of Aesthetics. He is the author of Art, Emotion and Ethics and A Philosophy of Cinematic Art, and coauthor, with Morag Gaut, of Philosophy for Young Children: A Practical Guide (Routledge, 2011).

Dominic McIver Lopes is Distinguished University Scholar and Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia, Canada, and President of the American Society of Aesthetics. He is the author of Understanding Pictures, Sight and Sensibility: Evaluating Pictures, A Philosophy of Computer Art (Routledge, 2009) and Beyond Art.

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PRAISE FOR THE SERIES

The Routledge Companion to Aesthetics

This is an immensely useful book that belongs in every college library and on the bookshelves of all serious students of aesthetics.

Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism

The succinctness and clarity of the essays will make this a source that individuals not familiar with aesthetics will find extremely helpful.

The Philosophical Quarterly

An outstanding resource in aesthetics this text will not only serve as a handy reference source for students and faculty alike, but it could also be used as a text for a course in the philosophy of art.

Australasian Journal of Philosophy

Attests to the richness of modern aesthetics the essays in central topics many of which are written by well-known figures succeed in being informative, balanced and intelligent without being too difficult.

British Journal of Aesthetics

This handsome reference volume belongs in every library.

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With a distinguished list of internationally renowned contributors, an excellent choice of topics in the field, and well-written, well-edited essays throughout, this compendium is an excellent resource. Highly recommended.

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Highly recommended for history of science and philosophy collections.

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This well-conceived companion, which brings together an impressive collection of distinguished authors, will be invaluable to novices and experienced readers alike.

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