Description: Title: Aesthetics: A Very Short Introduction Author: Nanay, Bence Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Binding: Paperback Pages: 144 Dimensions: 6.70h x 4.20w x 0.40d Product Weight: 0.25 lbs. Language: English ISBN: 9780198826613 Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy that explores the nature of art, beauty, and taste. It doesn't just consider traditional artistic experiences such as artworks in a museum or an opera performance, but also everyday experiences such as autumn leaves in the park, or even just the light of the setting sun falling on the kitchen table. It is also about your experience when you choose the shirt you're going to wear today or when you wonder whether you should put more pepper in the soup. Aesthetics is everywhere. It is one of the most important aspects of our life. In this Very Short Introduction Bence Nanay introduces the field of aesthetics, considering both Western and non-Western aesthetic traditions, and exploring why it is sometimes misunderstood or considered to be too elitist - by artists, musicians, and even philosophers. As Nanay shows, so-called 'high art' has no more claims on aesthetics than sitcoms, tattoos, or punk rock. In fact, the scope of aesthetics extends far wider than that of art, high or low, including much of what we care about in life. It is not the job of aesthetics to tell you which artworks are good and which ones are bad. It is not the job of aesthetics to tell you what experiences are worth having. If an experience is worth having for you, it thereby becomes the subject of aesthetics. This realisation is important, because thinking about aesthetics in this inclusive way opens up new ways of understanding old questions about the social aspect of our aesthetic engagements, and the importance of aesthetic values for our own self. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
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Book Title: Aesthetics : a Very Short Introduction
Number of Pages: 144 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2020
Item Height: 0.3 in
Topic: General, Aesthetics
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Philosophy
Item Weight: 4.6 Oz
Item Length: 6.8 in
Author: Bence Nanay
Book Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
Item Width: 4.4 in
Format: Trade Paperback
