Ancient Aesthetics

Andrew Mason (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

154 Seiten

2016
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-90235-0 (ISBN)

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Ancient thought, particularly that of Plato and Aristotle, has played an important role in the development of the field of aesthetics, and the ideas of ancient thinkers are still influential and controversial today. Ancient Aesthetics introduces and discusses the central contributions of key ancient philosophers to this field, carefully considering their theories regarding the arts, especially poetry, but also music and visual art, as well as the theory of beauty more generally.

With a focus on Plato and Aristotle, the philosophers who have given us their thought about the arts at the greatest length, this volume also discusses Hellenistic aesthetics and Plotinus’ theory of beauty, which was to prove very influential in later thought. Ancient Aesthetics is a valuable contribution to its field, and will be of interest to students of philosophy and classics.

Andrew S. Mason is a Teaching Fellow in Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh.

1. Introduction
2. The artistic background
3. Plato
4. Aristotle
5. Hellenistic aesthetics
6. Plotinus
7. The influence of ancient aesthetics

Erscheint lt. Verlag	17.3.2016
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	362 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie Altertum / Antike
ISBN-10	1-138-90235-7 / 1138902357
ISBN-13	978-1-138-90235-0 / 9781138902350
Zustand	Neuware