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A philosophy of beauty : Shaftesbury on nature, virtue, and art / Michael B. Gill.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gill, Michael B., author.
- Series:
- Princeton scholarship online.
- Princeton scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aesthetics--Philosophy.
- Aesthetics.
- Art--Philosophy.
- Art.
- Philosophy of nature.
- Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of, 1671-1713--Aesthetics.
- Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (248 p.) : 19 b/w illus.
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2023]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- At the turn of the eighteenth century, Anthony Ashley Cooper, the third Earl of Shaftesbury (1671-1713), developed the first comprehensive philosophy of beauty to be written in English. It revolutionized Western philosophy. In 'A Philosophy of Beauty', Michael Gill presents an engaging account of how Shaftesbury's thought profoundly shaped modern ideas of nature, religion, morality, and art - and why, despite its long neglect, it remains compelling today.
- Contents:
- 1. Nature and God
- 2. Virtue
- 3. Art
- 4. Painting
- 5. Writing
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on June 8, 2023).
- Previously issued in print: 2022.
- ISBN:
- 9780691226699
- 0691226695
- OCLC:
- 1345588888
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