| Beyond Aesthetics: Philosophical Essays Contributor(s): Carroll, Noël (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521786568 ISBN-13: 9780521786560 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $62.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2001 Annotation: 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--Noel 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Criticism & Theory - Philosophy | Aesthetics |
| Dewey: 111.85 |
| LCCN: 00059887 |
| Lexile Measure: 1510 |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.12" W x 9.22" (1.43 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. |