Read Anywhere and on Any Device!

Subscribe to Read | $0.00

Join today and start reading your favorite books for Free!

Create Free Account

Reading Aesthetics Philosophy

Christopher Janaway

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Designed for readers with no or little prior knowledge of the subject, this concise anthology brings together key texts in aesthetics and the philosophy of art.
Designed for readers with no or little prior knowledge of the subject.
Presents two contrasting pieces on each of six topics.
Texts range from Plato's famous critique of art in the 'Republic' through Nietzsche's 'The Birth of Tragedy' to Barthes' 'The Death of the Author' 'and pieces in recent philosophical aesthetics from a number of traditions.
Interactive editorial commentary helps readers to engage with the philosophical train of thought.
Explains the argumentative and historical context in which each piece was written.
Includes questions for debate and suggestions for further reading.

Language: English

Pages: 296

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Release: October 07, 2005

ISBN: 1405118083

ISBN 13: 9781405118088

Reading Aesthetics Philosophy

Christopher Janaway

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Designed for readers with no or little prior knowledge of the subject, this concise anthology brings together key texts in aesthetics and the philosophy of art.
Designed for readers with no or little prior knowledge of the subject.
Presents two contrasting pieces on each of six topics.
Texts range from Plato's famous critique of art in the 'Republic' through Nietzsche's 'The Birth of Tragedy' to Barthes' 'The Death of the Author' 'and pieces in recent philosophical aesthetics from a number of traditions.
Interactive editorial commentary helps readers to engage with the philosophical train of thought.
Explains the argumentative and historical context in which each piece was written.
Includes questions for debate and suggestions for further reading.

Language: English

Pages: 296

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Release: October 07, 2005

ISBN: 1405118083

ISBN 13: 9781405118088

More books from Christopher Janaway

Schopenhauer: A Very Short Introduction

3.7/5 ( ratings)

The Cambridge Companion to Schopenhauer

3.8/5 ( ratings)

The Two Fundamental Problems of Ethics

3.9/5 ( ratings)

Reading Philosophy: Selected Texts with a Method for Beginners

4.3/5 ( ratings)

Nietzsche and Modern German Thought

3.2/5 ( ratings)

The Thought Box (Very Short Introductions)

The Two Fundamental Problems of Ethics

Schopenhauer: A Very Short Introduction (The Very Short Introductions Series)

Beyond Selflessness: Reading Nietzsche's Genealogy

Schopenhauer: Çok Kısa Bir Başlangıç

Willing and Nothingness: Schopenhauer as Nietzsche's Educator

Schopenhauer - Dusuncenin Ustalari

Cambridge Companions to Philosophy

Self and World in Schopenhauer's Philosophy

German Philosophers: Kant, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche

راهنمای شوپنهاور

Rate this book!

Write a review?