Beyond Aesthetics: Philosophical Essays Contributor(s): Carroll, Noël (Author) |
|
ISBN: 0521781345 ISBN-13: 9780521781343 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $100.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2001 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Art | Criticism & Theory - Philosophy | Aesthetics |
Dewey: 111.85 |
LCCN: 00059887 |
Lexile Measure: 1510 |
Physical Information: 1.19" H x 6" W x 9" (1.88 lbs) 468 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Beyond Aesthetics brings together philosophical essays addressing art and related issues by one of the foremost philosophers of art at work today. Countering conventional aesthetic theories--those maintaining that authorial intention, art history, morality and emotional responses are irrelevant to the experience of art--No l Carroll argues for a more pluralistic and commonsensical view in which all of these factors can play a legitimate role in our encounter with art works. The book explores works of high culture and the avant-garde, as well as works of popular culture, jokes, horror novels, and suspense films. |