A Companion to Aesthetics: The Blackwell Companion to Philosophy

Book Overview

Questions about the nature of beauty and the relation between morality and art were among the earliest discussed by ancient philosophers. And today, a host of new issues has been prompted by recent developments in the arts and in philosophy, testifying to a great revival of interest in aesthetics and literary criticism. The nature of representation, the relation between art and truth, and the criteria for interpretation are among the most debated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0631196595
• ISBN13: 9780631196594
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.6" x 9.8"