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Beauty: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
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Beauty: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
Series: Very Short Introductions
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Beauty can be consoling, disturbing, sacred, profane; it can be
exhilarating, appealing, inspiring, chilling. It can affect us in
an unlimited variety of ways. Yet it is never viewed with
indifference. In this Very Short Introduction the renowned
philosopher Roger Scruton explores the concept of beauty, asking
what makes an object - either in art, in nature, or the human form
- beautiful, and examining how we can compare differing judgements
of beauty when it is evident all around us that our tastes vary so
widely. Is there a right judgement to be made about beauty? Is it
right to say there is more beauty in a classical temple than a
concrete office block, more in a Rembrandt than in last year's
Turner Prize winner? Forthright and thought-provoking, and as
accessible as it is intellectually rigorous, this introduction to
the philosophy of beauty draws conclusions that some may find
controversial, but, as Scruton shows, help us to find greater sense
of meaning in the beautiful objects that fill our lives. ABOUT THE
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