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The century of taste : the philosophical odyssey of taste in the eighteenth century / George Dickie.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dickie, George, 1926- author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aesthetics, Modern--18th century.
- Aesthetics, Modern.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (169 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This is a critical account of such central figures in the early development of the modern philosophy of art as Hutcheson, Gerard, Alison, Kant and Hume. It traces the development of the modern theory of artistic taste from its origin to its refinement and complete expression.
- Contents:
- Contents; Introduction; 1. The Basic Theory of Taste: Francis Hutcheson; 2. The Association and Coalescence of Ideas: Alexander Gerard; 3. Complete Associationism: Archibald Alison; 4. Taste and Purpose: Immanuel Kant; 5. Beauties and Blemishes: David Hume; 6. General Evaluation; Index
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 1996.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-773005-1
- 1-280-53365-X
- 0-19-535713-2
- OCLC:
- 435824318
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