{"product_id":"9781350085558","title":"Aesthetics: The Key Thinkers","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAesthetics: The Key Thinkers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAesthetics: The Key Thinkers\u003c\/i\u003e offers a comprehensive historical overview of the field of aesthetics. Thirty specially commissioned essays introduce and explore the contributions of philosophers who have shaped the subject, from its origins in the work of the ancient Greeks to contemporary developments in the 21st century. Now thoroughly revised and updated throughout, this second edition includes new chapters on Ludwig Wittgenstein, Susanne Langer, Bernard Bolzano, as well as more coverage of post-1950 aesthetics with Frank Sibley, Stanley Cavell, Peter Kivy, Noël Carroll, Peter Lamarque, and Jerrold Levinson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The book reconstructs the history of aesthetics, clearly illustrating the most important attempts to address such crucial issues as the nature of aesthetic judgment, the status of art, and the place of the arts within society. Ideal for undergraduate students, it lays the necessary foundations for a complete and thorough understanding of this fascinating subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This expanded edition adds to the original eighteen chapters new entries on Shaftesbury, Hutcheson, Du Bos, Batteux, Bolzano, Wittgenstein, Langer, Sibley, Kivy, Lamarque, Carroll, and Levinson, all written by leading aestheticians. Giovannelli has provided an invaluable resource, for both students and researchers in the field.” —\u003ci\u003eStephen Davies, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, University of Auckland, New Zealand\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“There are many guides to philosophical aesthetics on the market, but this one stands out. Featuring chapters on virtually all the major theorists of art and beauty, the slate of contributors constitutes an array of many of the best aestheticians currently active. An invaluable supplement to any historically oriented course on the problems of aesthetics, now with this second edition even more comprehensive and up-to-date.” —\u003ci\u003eJerrold Levinson, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, University of Maryland, USA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781350085558\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40769645281486,"sku":"9781350085558","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_fe83946c-fa14-4ea5-9b4b-0d7747cb75be.jpg?v=1642055566","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781350085558","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}