From an Aesthetic Point of View by Peter Osborne

From an Aesthetic Point of View by Peter Osborne

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How can we understand "art"? Does the term "aesthetics" still have meaning? How much is the intellect involved in our appreciation of the purely visual? This collection from contemporary philosophers ranges from the purely philosophical to analyses of the meaning of actual works.

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From an Aesthetic Point of View by Peter Osborne

How can we understand ?art?? Does the term ?aesthetics? still have meaning? How much is the intellect involved in our appreciation of the purely visual? From an Aesthetic Point of View is a showcase of the work of several leading contemporary philosophers on the many overlapping areas between art and philosophy. It ranges from purely philosophical analysis to a look at the meaning of the work of some contemporary artists, such as Cindy Sherman.
Peter Osborne is Professor of Modern European Philosophy at Middlesex University and an editor of the journal Radical Philosophy. His books include The Politics of Time: Modernity and Avant-Garde, A Critical Sense: Interviews with Intellectuals and Conceptual Art (forthcoming).
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ISBN 13 9781852426682
ISBN 10 1852426683
Title From an Aesthetic Point of View
Author Peter Osborne
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Profile Books Ltd
Year published 2001-03-08
Number of pages 192
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