{"product_id":"9781350006904","title":"Introducing Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eIntroducing Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Darren Hudson Hick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Place in garden, lawn, to beautify landscape.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Don Featherstone's plastic pink flamingos were first advertised in the 1957 Sears catalogue, these were the instructions. The flamingos are placed on the cover of this book for another reason: to start us asking questions. That's where philosophy always begins.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroducing Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art\u003c\/i\u003e is written to introduce students to a broad array of questions that have occupied philosophers since antiquity, and which continue to bother us today-questions like:\u003cbr\u003e    - Is there something special about something's being art? Can a mass-produced plastic bird have that special something?\u003cbr\u003e    - If someone likes plastic pink flamingos, does that mean they have bad taste? Is bad taste a bad thing?\u003cbr\u003e    - Do Featherstone's pink flamingos mean anything? If so, does that depend on what Featherstone meant in designing them?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrounded in an array of real-world examples, from the classical to the contemporary-and from Marcel Duchamp's signed urinal to \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/i\u003e to the ugliest animal in the world-each chapter in this text opens with an illustrated guiding case, introducing a number of the issues to be discussed, and serving as a touchstone thoughout the chapter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith its trademark conversational style, clear explanations, and wealth of supporting features, \u003ci\u003eIntroducing Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art\u003c\/i\u003e is the ideal introduction to the major problems, issues, and debates in the field. Now expanded and revised for its second edition, \u003ci\u003eIntroducing Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art\u003c\/i\u003e is designed to give readers the background and the tools necessary to begin asking and answering the most intriguing questions about art and beauty, even when those questions are about pink plastic flamingos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781350006904\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40660257571022,"sku":"9781350006904","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_c2a37de1-17ae-48ae-9717-c3c364524a7a.jpg?v=1639535962","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781350006904","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}