Beauty : a very short introduction /
by Scruton, Roger.
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BookSeries: Very short introductions: 262.Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011Description: xvi, 186 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.ISBN: 9780199229758 (pbk.); 0199229759 (pbk.); ; ; .Subject(s): Aesthetics | Philosophie | Schönheit | Ästhetik | Philosophie | Schönheit | Ästhetik
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Summary: ... The renowned philosopher Roger Scruton explores the concept of beauty, asking what makes an object--either in art, in nature, or the human form--beautiful, and examining how we can compare differing judgments of beauty when it is evident all around us that our tastes vary so widely.-publisher description.
Judging beauty -- Human beauty -- Natural beauty -- Everyday beauty -- Artistic beauty -- Taste and order -- Art and Erōs -- The flight from beauty -- Concluding thoughts.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-178)-and indexes.
Judging beauty -- Human beauty -- Natural beauty -- Everyday beauty -- Artistic beauty -- Taste and order -- Art and Erōs -- The flight from beauty -- Concluding thoughts.
... The renowned philosopher Roger Scruton explores the concept of beauty, asking what makes an object--either in art, in nature, or the human form--beautiful, and examining how we can compare differing judgments of beauty when it is evident all around us that our tastes vary so widely.-publisher description.
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