Meaning in the Arts

by Reid Louis Arnaud and Louis Arnaud Reid

This is Volume II of three in a collection on Aesthetics. Originally published in 1969, this volume of the Muirhead library of philosophy. After distinguishing, and relating, the functions of Criticism and Aesthetics in Part I, Part II develops the basic thesis of the book, which is that the central defining characteristic of the aesthetic is 'embodiment' rather than 'expression'. Part III tests this out in examples from the different arts, 'representative'...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415606586
• ISBN13: 9780415606585
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"