Description: Title: Beauty: A Very Short Introduction Author: Scruton, Roger Publisher: Oxford University Press Binding: Paperback Pages: 208 Dimensions: 6.89h x 4.40w x 0.46d Product Weight: 0.36 lbs. Language: English ISBN: 9780199229758 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 judgments of beauty when it is evident all around us that our tastes vary so widely. 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. Authorized Dealer Ships Fast From The USA Stock Photo- Actual Cover May Vary
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Book Title: Beauty : a Very Short Introduction
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Topic: Conceptual, Aesthetics
Publication Year: 2011
Item Height: 0.5 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Art, Philosophy
Item Weight: 5.8 Oz
Item Length: 6.7 in
Author: Roger Scruton
Item Width: 4.2 in
Book Series: Very Short Introductions Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
