{"product_id":"aesthetics-isbn-9781119116806","title":"Aesthetics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe newly expanded and revised edition\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eof Cooper’s popular anthology featuring classic writings on aesthetics, both historical and contemporary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe second edition of this bestselling anthology collects essays of canonical significance in aesthetics and the philosophy of art, featuring a wide range of topics from the nature of beauty and the criteria for aesthetic judgement to the value of art and the appreciation of nature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes texts by classical philosophers like Plato and Kant alongside essays from art critics like Clive Bell, with new readings from Leonardo da Vinci, Oscar Wilde, Walter Pater, Ronald W. Hepburn, and Arthur C. Danto among others\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntersperses philosophical scholarship with diverse contributions from artists, poets, novelists, and critics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBroadens the scope of aesthetics beyond the Western tradition, including important texts by Asian philosophers from Mo Tzu to Tanizaki\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a fully-updated introduction to the discipline written by the editor, as well as prefaces to each text and chapter-specific lists of further reading\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Plato, \u003ci\u003eThe Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, Book 10 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Aristotle, \u003ci\u003ePoetics\u003c\/i\u003e, Chapters 1–15 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 (A) Mo Tzu, “Against music”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(B) Hsun Tzu, “A discussion of music” 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Plotinus, \u003ci\u003eEnneads\u003c\/i\u003e, 1.6 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 (A) Leon Battista Alberti, \u003ci\u003eOn Painting\u003c\/i\u003e, from Books II and III\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(B) Leonardo da Vinci, \u003ci\u003eNotebooks \u003c\/i\u003e(Selections) 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Shih‐t’ao, “Quotes on Painting” 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 David Hume, “Of the standard of taste” 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Immanuel Kant, “Critique of aesthetic judgement,”Sections 1–14, 16, 23–4, 28 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Friedrich Schiller, \u003ci\u003eOn the Aesthetic Education of Man, \u003c\/i\u003eLetters 26–7 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 G.W.F. Hegel, \u003ci\u003eIntroduction to Aesthetics, \u003c\/i\u003eChapters 1–3 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Arthur Schopenhauer, \u003ci\u003eThe World as Will and Representation, \u003c\/i\u003eVol. I, Section 52 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 (A) Walter Pater, \u003ci\u003eThe Renaissance\u003c\/i\u003e, from Preface and Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(B) Oscar Wilde, “The Decay of Lying” (Selections) 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Leo Tolstoy, “On art” 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Clive Bell, “The aesthetic hypothesis” 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 A.K. Coomaraswamy, \u003ci\u003eThe Dance of Si\u003c\/i\u003é\u003ci\u003eva\u003c\/i\u003e, Essays 3−4 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Junichirō Tanizaki, \u003ci\u003eIn Praise of Shadows \u003c\/i\u003e(Selections) 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 John Dewey, \u003ci\u003eArt as Experience, \u003c\/i\u003eChapters 1–2 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Martin Heidegger, “The origin of the work of art,” from Lectures 1 and 2 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 R.G. Collingwood, \u003ci\u003eThe Principles of Art, \u003c\/i\u003eChapter 7 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Ronald W. Hepburn, “Aesthetic appreciation of nature” 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Arthur C. Danto, “The Artworld” 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 353\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAVID E. COOPER\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Durham University and has been a visiting professor at universities in the US, Canada, Malta, and Sri Lanka. His many books include \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy: The Classic Readings\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley Blackwell, 2009, edited with P.S. Fosl), \u003ci\u003eWorld Philosophies: A Historical Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley Blackwell, Second Edition, 2002), \u003ci\u003eExistentialism: A Reconstruction\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley Blackwell, Second Edition, 1999) and \u003ci\u003eAnimals and Misanthropy\u003c\/i\u003e (2018).   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003cb\u003eTHE PREVIOUS EDITION\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The finest aesthetics anthology available. Cooper has boiled his selections down to the truly classic writings, visionary and formative, and provided crisp insightful introductions. No other anthology matches his in the rich depth of reflections on art and the aesthetic to be found in the selections chosen.\" \u003cb\u003e—Nicholas Wolterstorff,\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What Cooper offers is a manageable, wide-ranging yet economical, and carefully reasoned selection for beginning students in aesthetics.\" \u003cb\u003e—Joseph Margolis,\u003c\/b\u003e Temple University  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow in its second edition, \u003ci\u003eAesthetics: The Classic Readings\u003c\/i\u003e is an innovative anthology edited by celebrated philosopher David E. Cooper which takes a broad view of the history of aesthetics through essays of canonical significance. With excerpts from Plato's \u003ci\u003eRepublic\u003c\/i\u003e and Kant's \u003ci\u003eCritique of Judgement\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as complete essays by Hume on taste and Tolstoy on art, this volume introduces readers to critical topics and questions in the philosophy of art and sensory experience. Expanding its scope beyond the Western tradition, the collection also includes important texts by Mo Tzu, the painter Shih-t'ao, and the novelist Junichirō Tanizaki, and intersperses philosophical scholarship with the diverse contributions of artists, poets, novelists, and critics that have had an ongoing impact on the field.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew to this edition, Cooper has selected excerpts from Leon Battista Alberti, Leonardo da Vinci, Oscar Wilde, Walter Pater, and philosophers Ronald W. Hepburn and Arthur C. Danto to offer readers valuable, and sometimes unusual, insights in aesthetic philosophy. The new edition also includes an updated introduction by the editor as well as prefaces to each text and detailed lists of further reading, making this an accessible resource for students at all levels. Covering a range of topics from the nature of beauty and the criteria of aesthetic judgement to the value of art and the appreciation of nature, the second edition of \u003ci\u003eAesthetics: The Classic Readings\u003c\/i\u003e will continue to be a valuable resource for lecturers, students, and researchers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988701528293,"sku":"NP9781119116806","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119116806.jpg?v=1761781248","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/aesthetics-isbn-9781119116806","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}