Philosophy of the Arts presents a comprehensive and accessible introduction
to those coming to aesthetics and the philosophy of art for the first time. The
third edition is greatly enhanced by new chapters on art and beauty, the
performing arts, and modern art, and new sections on Aristotle, Hegel and
Nietzsche.Philosophy of the Arts presents a comprehensive and accessible introduction
to those coming to aesthetics and the philosophy of art for the first time. The
third edition is greatly enhanced by new chapters on art and beauty, the
performing arts, and modern art, and new sections on Aristotle, Hegel and
Nietzsche. All the other chapters have been thoroughly revised and extended.
This new edition: is jargon-free and will appeal to students of music, art
history, literature and theatre studies as well as philosophy looks at a wide
range of the arts from film, painting and architecture to literature, music,
dance and drama discusses the philosophical theories of major thinkers
including Aristotle, Hume, Hegel, Nietzsche, Croce, Collingwood, Gadamer and
Derrida includes regular summaries and suggestions for further reading.
