Read Aesthetics: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) By Bence Nanay Full Books Online in HD Quality

Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy that explores the nature of art, beauty, and taste. It doesn't just consider traditional artistic experiences such as artworks in a museum or an opera performance, but also everyday experiences such as autumn leaves in the park, or even just the light of the setting sun falling on the kitchen table. It is also about your experience when you choose the shirt you're going to wear today or when you wonder whether you should put more pepper in the soup. Aesthetics is everywhere. It is one of the most important aspects of our life.

In this Very Short Introduction Bence Nanay introduces the field of aesthetics, considering both Western and non-Western aesthetic traditions, and exploring why it is sometimes misunderstood or considered to be too elitist - by artists, musicians, and even philosophers. As Nanay shows, so-called 'high art' has no more claims on aesthetics than sitcoms, tattoos, or punk rock. In fact, the scope of aesthetics extends far wider than that of art, high or low, including much of what we care about in life. It is not the job of aesthetics to tell you which artworks are good and which ones are bad. It is not the job of aesthetics to tell you what experiences are worth having. If an experience is worth having for you, it thereby becomes the subject of aesthetics. This realisation is important, because thinking about aesthetics in this inclusive way opens up new ways of understanding old questions about the social aspect of our aesthetic engagements, and the importance of aesthetic values for our own self.

ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Subscribe to Read | $0.00

Subscribe to Read | $0.00

Aesthetics: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

Aesthetics: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

More Books

Ethics: A Very Short Introduction

Simon Blackburn

Populism: A Very Short Introduction

Cas Mudde

The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers

Will Durant

Social and Cultural Anthropology: A Very Short Introduction

John Monaghan

The Balkans: A Short History

Mark Mazower

Stop Fixing Yourself: Wake Up, All Is Well (1) (The Anthony De Mello Legacy Library)

Anthony de Mello

The First World War: A Very Short Introduction

Michael Eliot Howard

The Feminist Killjoy Handbook: The Radical Potential of Getting in the Way

Sara Ahmed

The Jaguar Smile: A Nicaraguan Journey

Salman Rushdie

Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus

Ludwig Wittgenstein

The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World

David W. Anthony

In a Flight of Starlings: The Wonder of Complex Systems

Giorgio Parisi