The Principles of Art (Paperback, Revised)

This treatise on aesthetics begins by showing that the word "art" is used as a name not only for "art proper" but also for certain things which are "art falsely so called." These are craft or skill, magic, and amusement, each of which, by confusion with art proper, generates a false aesthetic theory. In the course of attacking these theories the author criticizes various psychological theories of art, offers a new theory of magic, and reinterprets Plato's so-called "attack on art," showing that it has been entirely misunderstood. Finally, he draws important inferences concerning the position of art in human society.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Galaxy Books, 11
Release date:	1968
First published:	December 1958
Authors:	R.G. Collingwood
Dimensions:	203 x 135 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	364
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-500209-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > General
LSN:	0-19-500209-1
Barcode:	9780195002096

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