Beauty: A Very Short Introduction
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (909 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0199229759 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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C. C. C. Grayling, The Art Newspaper 01/01/2010"This is a fascinating and thought-provoking little book." --A. Grayling, The Art Newspaper 01/01/2010"Roger Scruton has moments of great insight and clarity in this attractively slim volume." --Sebastian Smee, The Observer 22/03/2009"A fascinating book, which I heartily recommend." --Bryan Wilson, Readers Digest 01/03/2009"Short, fast paced, and wide ranging." --Michael Tanner, Literary Review 01/03/2009 . Review from previous edition: "As always with Scruton, his prose is exquisite and wonderfully clear, which fact together with the illustra
Beauty can be consoling, disturbing, sacred, profane; it can be exhilarating, appealing, inspiring, chilling. 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 judgments of beauty when it is evident all around us that our tastes vary so widely. It can affect us in an unlimited variety of ways. Is there a right judgment 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 an Andy Warhol Campbell Soup Can? 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.
A Sense for the Sacred R. Bono Scruton is a philosopher who stands in stark contrast to much of what the modern world proposes on art.i.e., that beauty is something completely subjective; that it is a private elitist vision, directly related to undemocratic high art. By demonstrating that beauty is something much more objectiveof which all retain an innate appreciationScruton quietly demolishes such nonsense, accompanying so much contemporary discussion on art, sculpture, and architecture. His discussion on popular . This Inspiring Distillation Dazzles John Paul Caponigro Roger Scruton's Beauty: A Very Short Introduction is a brilliant distillation of the history of western thought on a subject central to pleasure, aesthetics, morality and truth. Scruton manages to pack an immense amount into single sentences or simple paragraphs, loaded to someone versed in the literature of the subject but not so overburdened with academic references and jargon that the lay person unversed in the literature of the subject can't appreciate it - it works on both levels.. "The book I've been waiting for for The book I've been waiting for for 40 years trastevere Aesthetics went into the doldrums when Andy Warhol appeared. This book represents the return. Not that this is Professor's Danto's aesthetics-- or Hegel's. Far from it. Instead, Scruton shows us why loving the beautiful may be a moral imperative, that in fact by refusing to do so we may be a fallen society. Obviously, Tarantino's fans won't be pleased, and neither will be those who just paid $20 million for a lifesize statue of Jeff Koon's cock (made out of Titanium).If you tend to thi. 0 years" according to trastevere. Aesthetics went into the doldrums when Andy Warhol appeared. This book represents the return. Not that this is Professor's Danto's aesthetics-- or Hegel's. Far from it. Instead, Scruton shows us why loving the beautiful may be a moral imperative, that in fact by refusing to do so we may be a fallen society. Obviously, Tarantino's fans won't be pleased, and neither will be those who just paid $20 million for a lifesize statue of Jeff Koon's cock (made out of Titanium).If you tend to thi
Roger Scruton is Research Professor at the Institute for the Psychological Sciences, in Arlington, Virginia.