{"product_id":"the-routledge-companion-to-aesthetics-paperback","title":"The Routledge Companion to Aesthetics - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBerys Gaut\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDominic Lopes\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe third edition of the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eRoutledge Companion to Aesthetics\u003c\/i\u003e contains over sixty chapters written by leading international scholars covering all aspects of aesthetics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis companion opens with an historical overview of aesthetics including entries on Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Adorno, Benjamin, Foucault, Goodman, and Wollheim. The second part covers the central concepts and theories of aesthetics, including the definitions of art, taste, the value of art, beauty, imagination, fiction, narrative, metaphor and pictorial representation. Part three is devoted to issues and challenges in aesthetics, including art and ethics, art and religion, creativity, environmental aesthetics and feminist aesthetics. The final part addresses the individual arts, including music, photography, film, videogames, literature, theater, dance, architecture and design. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith ten new entries, and revisions and updated suggestions for further reading throughout, \u003ci\u003eThe Routledge Companion to Aesthetics\u003c\/i\u003e is essential for anyone interested in aesthetics, art, literature, and visual studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBerys Gaut\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Philosophy at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, and President of the British Society of Aesthetics. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eArt, Emotion and Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Philosophy of Cinematic Art\u003c\/i\u003e, and co-author, with Morag Gaut, of \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy for Young Children: A Practical Guide\u003c\/i\u003e (Routledge, 2011).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDominic McIver Lopes is Distinguished University Scholar and Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia, Canada, and President of the American Society for Aesthetics. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Pictures\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSight and Sensibility: Evaluating Pictures\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Philosophy of Computer Art\u003c\/i\u003e (Routledge, 2009) and \u003ci\u003eBeyond Art\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 692\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 10.1 x 7.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 04, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52406787703089,"sku":"9780415782876","price":152.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/3486\/5969\/files\/RDkyY3BoK3IwbDJETXlDd05OTVhpdz09.webp?v=1768946736","url":"https:\/\/www.welibooks.com\/products\/the-routledge-companion-to-aesthetics-paperback","provider":"Welibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}