A history of aesthetic /
"Aesthetic theory is a branch of philosophy, and exists for the sake of knowledge and not as a guide to practice. The present work is, therefore, primarily addressed to those who may find a philosophical interest in understanding the place and value of beauty in the system of human life, as con...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London : New York :
S. Sonnenschein and Company ; Macmillan and Company,
1892.
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| Series: | Library of philosophy.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "Aesthetic theory is a branch of philosophy, and exists for the sake of knowledge and not as a guide to practice. The present work is, therefore, primarily addressed to those who may find a philosophical interest in understanding the place and value of beauty in the system of human life, as conceived by leading thinkers in different periods of the world's history. I have regarded my task, however, as the history of aesthetic, and not as the history of asstheticians. My aim has therefore been to exhibit philosophic opinion as only the clear and crystallized form of the aesthetic consciousness or sense of beauty, which is itself determined by conditions that lie deep in the life of successive ages. I have desired, in fact, so far as possible, to write the history of the aesthetic consciousness"--Pref. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2005 APA, all rights reserved). |
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| Item Description: | Appendix I. Hegel's abstract of his æsthetic system.-Appendix II. Some analyses of musical expression, by Mr. J.D. Rogers. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 502 pages ) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 495-498). |