{"product_id":"charles-batteux-james-o-young-9780198747116","title":"Charles Batteux: The Fine Arts Reduced to a Single Principle","description":"\u003cem\u003eThe Fine Arts Reduced to a Single Principle\u003c\/em\u003e (1746) by Charles Batteux was arguably the most influential work on aesthetics published in the eighteenth century. It influenced every major aesthetician in the second half of the century: Diderot, Herder, Hume, Kant, Lessing, Mendelssohn, and\u003cbr\u003eothers either adopted his views or reacted against them. It is the work generally credited with establishing the modern system of the arts: poetry, painting, music, sculpture and dance. Batteux's book is also an invaluable aid to the interpretation of the arts of eighteenth century. And yet there\u003cbr\u003ehas never been a complete or reliable translation of \u003cem\u003eThe Fine Arts\u003c\/em\u003e into English. Now James O. Young, a leading contemporary philosopher of art, has provided an eminently readable and accurate translation. It is fully annotated and comes with a comprehensive introduction that identifies the figures\u003cbr\u003ewho influenced Batteux and the writers who were, in turn, influenced by him. The introduction also discusses the ways in which \u003cem\u003eThe Fine Arts\u003c\/em\u003e has continuing philosophical interest. In particular, Young demonstrates that Batteux's work is an important contribution to aesthetic cognitivism (the view\u003cbr\u003ethat works of art contribute importantly to knowledge) and that Batteux made a significant contribution to understanding the expressiveness of music. This book will be of interest to everyone interested in the arts of the eighteenth century, French studies, the history of European ideas, and\u003cbr\u003ephilosophy of art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James O. Young\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 019874711X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198747116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.60w x 0.70d","brand":"James O. Young","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47001087017215,"sku":"9780198747116","price":93.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_42cb67f4-8126-49f6-8348-cf388e82ae9d.jpg?v=1751600026","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/charles-batteux-james-o-young-9780198747116","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}