Beyond Aesthetics: Philosophical Essays (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521781343)

Beyond Aesthetics brings together philosophical essays addressing art and related issues by one of the foremost philosophers of art at work today. Countering conventional aesthetic theories--those maintaining that authorial intention, art history, morality and emotional responses are irrelevant to the experience of art--No l Carroll argues for a more pluralistic and commonsensical view in which all of these factors can play a legitimate role in our encounter with art works. The book explores works of high culture and the avant-garde, as well as works of popular culture, jokes, horror novels, and suspense films.

Author: No? Carroll
ISBN-10: 0521781345
ISBN-13: 9780521781343
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/30/2001
Pages: 468
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.88lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.19d