Beauty : a very short introduction / Roger Scruton.
2011
B1649.S2473 B438 2011
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Title
Beauty : a very short introduction / Roger Scruton.
Author
ISBN
9780199229758 (pbk.)
0199229759 (pbk.)
978019559527 (hbk.)
9780199559527 (hbk.)
019955952X (hbk.)
0199229759 (pbk.)
978019559527 (hbk.)
9780199559527 (hbk.)
019955952X (hbk.)
Imprint
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Language
English
Description
xvi, 186 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Call Number
B1649.S2473 B438 2011
Alternate Call Number
B83
CC 6900
CC 6900
Summary
... The renowned philosopher Roger Scruton explores the concept of beauty, asking what makes an object--either in art, in nature, or the human form--beautiful, and examining how we can compare differing judgments of beauty when it is evident all around us that our tastes vary so widely.-publisher description.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-178)-and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note
Judging beauty
Human beauty
Natural beauty
Everyday beauty
Artistic beauty
Taste and order
Art and Erōs
The flight from beauty
Concluding thoughts.
Human beauty
Natural beauty
Everyday beauty
Artistic beauty
Taste and order
Art and Erōs
The flight from beauty
Concluding thoughts.
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B1649.S2473 B438 2011
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