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Why Do People Read Novels, Go To The Theater, Or Listen To Beautiful Music? Do We Seek Out Aesthetic Experiences Simply Because We Enjoy Them--or Is There Another, Deeper, Reason We Spend Our Leisure Time Viewing Or Experiencing Works Of Art? Aesthetics, The First Short Introduction To The Contemporary Philosophy Of Aesthetics, Examines Not Just The Nature Of The Aesthetic Experience, But The Definition Of Art, And Its Moral And Intrinsic Value In Our Lives. Anne Sheppard Divides Her Work Into Two Parts: In The First, She Summarizes The Major Theories Defining Art And Beauty; In The Second, She Explores The Nature Of Aesthetic Evaluation And Appreciation. As Sheppard Explains, There Are Three Main Approaches To Defining Art, All Focused On What Art Objects Share. One Proposes That All Art Imitates Something In Life, Another That It Expresses Something (such As Anger Or Ecstasy), Still Another Suggests That All Art Has Formal Qualities. There Is Also A Fourth Which Offers That All Art Shares The Quality Of Beauty. In The Second Part, Which Concentrates On Literary Art, Sheppard Explores Such Philosophic Topics As Critical Judgment, Meaning And Truth In Literature, And The Relationsh

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Author

Anne D. R. Sheppard

Publisher

Oxford University Press, USA

Published

1987

Language

EN

ISBN

9780192891648

Category

philosophy

Subjects

Fiction, Philosophy, Art

Rating

3.39 / 5 (30 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14