Beyond aesthetics : philosophical essays / Noel Carroll.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carroll, Noël, 1947- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art--Philosophy.

Art.

Arts--Philosophy.

Arts.

Aesthetics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 450 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Beyond Aesthetics brings together philosophical essays addressing art and related issues by one of the foremost philosophers of art at work today. Countering conventional aesthetic theories - those maintaining that authorial intention, art history, morality and emotional responses are irrelevant to the experience of art - Noël Carroll argues for a more pluralistic and commonsensical view in which all of these factors can play a legitimate role in our encounter with art works. Throughout, the book combines philosophical theorizing with illustrative examples including works of high culture and the avant-garde, as well as works of popular culture, jokes, horror novels, and suspense films.

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Introduction; PART I : BEYOND AESTHETICS; PART II : ART, HISTORY, AND NARRATIVE; PART III : INTERPRETATION AND INTENTION; PART IV: ART, EMOTION, AND MORALITY; PART V: ALTERNATIVE TOPICS; Notes; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 395-442) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-12035-7

1-280-42976-3

0-511-17371-7

0-511-30216-9

0-511-60597-8

0-511-15289-2

0-521-78134-5

0-511-04602-2

OCLC:

437250388