The Future of Aesthetics: The 1996 Ryle Lectures - Couverture rigide

Sparshott, F.E.

 
9780802044266: The Future of Aesthetics: The 1996 Ryle Lectures
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0802044263 ISBN 13 : 9780802044266
Editeur : University of Toronto Press, 1998

Synopsis

Widely admired as one of Canada's leading philosophers, Francis Sparshott is a major figure in postwar philosophical aesthetics. In this book he presents an annotated version of the text of the four 1996 Ryle Lectures that he gave at Trent University.

Addressing the nature and prospects of aesthetics as a discipline, Sparshott discusses beauty, taste, and the place of imagination, fiction, and fine art in societies. He investigates the place of such a discipline in the broad social structures provided by universities and civilizations, and tackles many perennially interesting questions about education and the life of the mind.

Written with wit and charm, the lectures journey through a vast terrain of references, yet wear their learning lightly. Sparshott's engaging style and humane vision will, as always, attract a wide and diverse readership.

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À propos de l?auteur

Francis E. Sparshott (1926-2015) was University Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto. He is the author of numerous books of poetry and philosophy including A Measured Pace: Toward a Philosophical Understanding of the Arts of Dance.

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Éditeur
University of Toronto Press
Date d'édition
1998
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0802044263
ISBN 13 
9780802044266
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
200
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Personne responsable
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