{"product_id":"the-ugliness-of-moses-mendelssohn-leah-hochman-9781138781771","title":"The Ugliness of Moses Mendelssohn: Aesthetics, Religion \u0026 Morality in the Eighteenth Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Ugliness of Moses Mendelssohn examines the idea of ugliness through four angles: philosophical aesthetics, early anthropology, physiognomy and portraiture in the eighteenth-century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHighlighting a theory that describes the benefit of encountering ugly objects in art and nature, eighteenth-century German Jewish philosopher Moses Mendelssohn recasts ugliness as a positive force for moral education and social progress. According to his theory, ugly objects cause us to think more and thus exercise--and expand--our mental abilities. Known as ugly himself, he was nevertheless portrayed in portraits and in physiognomy as an image of wisdom, gentility, and tolerance. That seeming contradiction--an ugly object (Mendelssohn) made beautiful--illustrates his theory's possibility: ugliness itself is a positive, even redeeming characteristic of great opportunity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresenting a novel approach to eighteenth century aesthetics, this book will be of interest to students and scholars in the fields of Jewish Studies, Philosophy and History.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leah Hochman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138781770\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138781771\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 0.90d","brand":"Leah Hochman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48659252314367,"sku":"9781138781771","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ugliness-of-moses-mendelssohn-leah-hochman-9781138781771","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}