Values of Art by Malcolm Budd

Values of Art by Malcolm Budd

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Summary

Attempts to explain the central question of aesthetics and why we value art at all. Written by a leading philosopher and aesthetician, this work takes the reader through the influential theories of art, examines them and suggests a theory of its own.

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Values of Art by Malcolm Budd

Attempts to explain the central question of aesthetics and why we value art at all. Written by a leading philosopher and aesthetician, this work takes the reader through the influential theories of art, examines them and suggests a theory of its own.

Malcolm Budd taught philosophy at University College London for more than thirty years before taking early retirement from the Grote chair to concentrate on his writing. He was elected Fellow of the British Academy in 1995 and became President of the British Society of Aesthetics in 2004.
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ISBN 13 9780140121483
ISBN 10 014012148X
Title Values of Art
Author Malcolm Budd
Series Penguin Philosophy
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 1996-08-29
Number of pages 224
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