Aesthetic essays
Budd, Malcolm, 1941-2008
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Malcolm Budd presents a selection of his work in aesthetics. Some essays deal with the abstract heart of aesthetics: issues such as the nature and scope of the aesthetic, the validity of aesthetic judgements, realism and anti-realism, pleasure and value, and the aim of art.
Main title:
Aesthetic essays / Malcolm Budd.
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Imprint:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Collation:
282 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Formerly CIP. UkIncludes bibliographical references (p. 276-279) and index.
Contents:
IntroductionAesthetic judgements, aesthetic principles, and aesthetic propertiesAesthetic essenceThe acquaintance principleThe intersubjective validity of aesthetic judgementsThe pure judgement of taste as an aesthetic reflective judgementUnderstanding musicThe characterization of aesthetic qualities by essential metaphors and quasi-metaphorsMusical movement and aesthetic metaphorsAesthetic realism and emotional qualities of musicOn looking at a pictureThe look of a pictureWollheim on correspondence, projective properties, and expressive perceptionWittgenstein on aesthetics.
ISBN:
9780199556175 (hbk)
Language:
English
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BRN:
85537