Singularities

NOTE EDITORE

These essays, half of them appearing here for the first time, address issues concerning the two key singularities that Kant identified in aesthetics: artistic creativity and aesthetic judgement. Ranging from Kant himself to contemporary debates, from song to conceptual art, from ethics to atheism, from function to failure, Aaron Ridley explores the ways in which the one-off character of creativity and judgement may defy our ordinary expectations of what an explanation should be like. Intended equally for specialists and students, this collection offers a distinctive approach to aesthetics that will be of interest to any reader concerned with philosophical reflection upon the arts.

SOMMARIO

1 - R.G. Collingwood: a Philosophy of Art2 - Against Musical Ontology3 - Pieces of Music and Pinches of Salt4 - Acting for Aesthetic Reasons5 - Why Ethics and Aesthetics Are Practically the Same6 - Making Art, Making Craft7 - Kant's Aesthetic Ideas8 - On the Musically Possible9 - Song as a Whole10 - Bad Art11 - Critical Conversions12 - Persona Sometimes Grata: Appreciating Expressive Music13 - Religious Music for Godless Ears14 - Art Works: On Functional Beauty

AUTORE

Educated at the universities of York (BA) and Cambridge (PhD), Aaron Ridley has taught at UCNW Bangor, Ithaca College, NY, and, since 1994, the University of Southampton. His chief research interests are aesthetics, especially musical aesthetics, and the thought of Friedrich Nietzsche.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780192845979
• Dimensioni: 240 x 20.0 x 160 mm Ø 556 gr
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pagine Arabe: 284