Baumgarten's Aesthetics
Download or Read eBook Baumgarten's Aesthetics PDF written by J. Colin McQuillan and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-07-07 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : J. Colin McQuillan |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 373 |
| Release | : 2021-07-07 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781538146262 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1538146266 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Baumgarten's Aesthetics by : J. Colin McQuillan
Book excerpt: The German philosopher Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten (1714–1762) introduced “aesthetics” as a new science in his Reflections on Poetry (1735) and developed this new part of philosophy in a series of later works, culminating in his unfinished Aesthetics (1750/1758). This volume is the first collection of essays in the English language devoted to Baumgarten’s aesthetics. The essays highlight the distinguishing features of Baumgarten’s aesthetics, situate it in its historical context, document its reception, and examine its contributions to contemporary philosophy.
