Beauty: The Fortunes of an Ancient Greek Idea

by David Konstan

Book Overview

What does it mean to say something is beautiful? On the one hand, beauty is associated with erotic attraction; on the other, it is the primary category in aesthetics, and it is widely supposed that the proper response to a work of art is one of objective contemplation. At its core, then, beauty is a contested concept, and both sides feel comfortable appealing to the authority of Plato, and via him, to the ancient Greeks generally. So, who is right-if...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019992726X
• ISBN13: 9780199927265
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 8.3"