The Aesthetic as the Science of Expression and of the Linguistic in General, Part 1, Theory by Benedetto Croce

The Aesthetic as the Science of Expression and of the Linguistic in General, Part 1, Theory by Benedetto Croce

The Italian philosopher Benedetto Croce (1866-1952) spent most of his life as a private scholar in Naples. His Estetica, which first appeared in 1902, has remained a seminal work not only for aesthetics but also for general linguistics. As the full title indicates, this is not a narrow work dealing with the theory of art and criticism. For Croce intended this to be the first part of his philosophy of the spirit and he thus presents a systematic general theory intended to solve all philosophical problems. The work presents an account of the structure of the human mind and shows how art arises naturally from that structure, as well as introducing the influential notion of the organic unity of a work of art. As a result, art is shown to be integral to any life and an essential aspect of what it is to be human. This new translation of the first and most important part of the work (Theory) supersedes the defective translation by D. Ainslie, first published in 1909. It is based on the most recent Italian edition (1990). In his foreword the translator addresses the difficulties in translating certain key words in the Italian original, scienza, fantasia, and of course, estetica itself. He also furnishes the reader with helpful explanatory annotation. This publication will be of cardinal importance for all those interested in the philosophy of art, the history of criticism, and the history of linguistics.

"The case for a new translation of Croce's Estetica is overwhelming...for all its influence it has never been widely read in the English-speaking world...this new translation is fully set to put right this anomaly." Richard Wollheim, University of California-Berkeley

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Benedetto Croce (1866-1952) was one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century. Among his many works are Philosophy of the Practical; What is Living and What is Dead in the Philosophy of Hegel; Aesthetic; Logic as the Science of Pure Concept; History of the Story of Liberty; and Guide to Aesthetics.

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ISBN 13	9780521359962
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Title	The Aesthetic as the Science of Expression and of the Linguistic in General, Part 1, Theory
Author	Benedetto Croce
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	1992-01-31
Number of pages	212
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