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This acclaimed and accessible anthology is ideal for newcomers to aesthetics or philosophy. Neill and Ridley introduce a wide range of discussions including sentimentality, feminism and aesthetics, appreciation, understanding and nature. Each chapter is accompanied by a clear introduction and suggestions for further reading. This new edition has been fully revised and updated. It includes five new sections on the art of food, rock music and culture, enjoying horror, art and morality and public art. Arguing about Art will appeal to students of art history, literature, and cultural studies as well as philosophy.

Table of Contents:
Preface Introduction Chapter 1. The Art of Food? Elizabeth Telfer, 'Food as Art', Carolyn Korsmeyer, 'The Meaning of Taste and the Taste of Meaning' Chapter 2. The 'Authentic' Performance of Music Stephen Davies, 'Authenticity in Musical Performance' James O. Young, 'The Concept of Authentic Performance' Chapter 3. Fakes and Forgeries Alfred Lessing, 'What is Wrong with a Forgery?' Denis Dutton, 'Artistic Crimes' Chapter 4. Rock Music and Culture Theodore Gracyk, 'Music's Worldly Uses, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and to Love Led Zeppelin' Rodger Scruton, 'The Decline of Musical Culture' Chapter 5. Appreciation, Understanding and Nature Allen Carlson, 'Appreciation and the Natural Environment' Noel Carroll, 'On Being Moved by Nature: Between Religion and Natural History' Chapter 6. Photography and Representation Roger Scruton, 'Photography and Representation' William J. King, 'Scruton and Reasons for Looking at Photographs' Nigel Warburton, 'Individual Style in Photographic Art' Chapter 7. Feelings and Fictions Colin Radford, 'How can we be Moved by the Fate of Anna Karenina?' Alex Neill, 'Fictions and the Emotions' Chapter 8. Enjoying Horror Noel Carroll, 'Why Horror?' Berys Gaut, 'The Paradox of Horror.' Chapter 9. Sentimentality Anthony Savile, 'Sentimentality.' Ira Newman, 'The Alleged Unwholesomeness of Sentimentality.' Chapter 10. Art and Morality Kendall L. Walton, 'Morals in Fiction and Fictional Morality.' Michael Tanner, 'Morals in Ficiton and Fictional Morality - a Response.' Chapter 11. Feminism and Aesthetics Mary Devereaux, 'Oppressive Texts, Resisting Readers and the Gendered Spectator: The New Aesthetics.' Curtis Brown, 'Art, Oppression, and the Autonomy of Aesthetics.' Chapter 12. Public Art. Hilde Hein 'What is Public Art?: Place, Time and Meaning.' Gregg Horowitz, 'Public Art/Public Space: The Spectacle of the Tilted Arc Controversy.' Michael Kelly, 'Public Art Controversy: The Serra and Lin Cases.'

About the Author :
Alex Neill and Aaron Ridley are both lecturers at Southampton University.

Review :
'A most valuable supplement to any philosophical aesthetics course, one that would enliven and freshen it up, partly by deftly engaging students.' - Times Higer Education Supplement 'My first choice for a core text in an undergraduate course would be Neill and Ridley. On every topic their lively collection stimulates thought' - Peter Lamarque, European Journal of Philosophy


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780415237390
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 496
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 907 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0415237394
  • Publisher Date: 13 Dec 2001
  • Edition: New edition
  • Language: English
  • No of Pages: 496
  • Sub Title: Contemporary Philosophical Debates
  • Width: 174 mm


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