This title offers a concise, but comprehensive introduction to the
history of aesthetics, designed specifically to meet the needs of
undergraduate students. "Aesthetics: The Key Thinkers" offers a
comprehensive historical overview of the field of aesthetics.
Sixteen specially commissioned essays introduce and explore the
contributions of those philosophers who have shaped the subject,
from its origins in the work of the ancient Greeks to contemporary
developments in the 21st Century. This book reconstructs the
history of aesthetics, clearly illustrating the most important
attempts to address such crucial issues as the nature of aesthetic
judgment, the status of art, and the place of the arts within
society. It covers thinkers that include: Plato, Aristotle, the
main Medieval thinkers, Hume, Kant, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche,
Croce, Collingwood, Bell, Fry, Heidegger, Benjamin, Adorno, Dewey,
Beardsley, Goodman, Wollheim, Danto, and Walton. This book
concludes with a concise survey of contemporary developments within
aesthetics, outlining the issues that are most relevant to current
debates in the field. Ideal for undergraduate students, the book
lays the necessary foundations for a complete and thorough
understanding of this fascinating subject.
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