Aesthetic Order : A Philosophy of Order, Beauty and Art.
Title:
Aesthetic Order : A Philosophy of Order, Beauty and Art.
Author:
Lorand, Ruth.
ISBN:
9780203468944
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (337 pages)
Series:
Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Philosophy
Contents:
Book Cover -- Title -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Permissions -- Introduction -- Understanding order -- What is order? -- What is disorder? -- Two types of order -- Discursive order: the conventional concept -- Beyond discursive order -- Bergson: the unpredictable order -- Aesthetic order: quantitative analysis -- Aesthetic order: qualitative analysis (I) -- Aesthetic order: qualitative analysis (II) -- Relations and interactions -- Aesthetic queries -- Understanding beauty -- Defining art -- References -- Index.
Abstract:
Aesthetic Order challenges contemporary theories of aesthetics, offering the idea of beauty as quantitative yet different from the traditional discursive order. It will be of importance to all interested in aesthetic theory.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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