The Routledge Companion to Aesthetics, 2nd Edition (Routledge Philosophy Companions)

The second edition of the acclaimed Routledge Companion to Aesthetics contains fifty-four chapters written by leading international scholars covering all aspects of aesthetics. This companion opens with an historical overview of aesthetics including entries on Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sibley and Derrida. The second part covers the central concepts and theories needed for a comprehensive understanding of aesthetics including the definitions of art, taste, value of art, beauty, imagination, fiction, narrative, metaphor and pictorial representation. Part three is devoted to the topics that have attracted much contemporary interest in aesthetics including art and ethics, environmental aesthetics and feminist aesthetics. The final part addresses the individual arts of music, photography, film, literature, theatre, dance, architecture and sculpture. With nine new and revised entries, and up to date suggestions for further reading, The Routledge Companion to Aesthetics is essential for anyone interested in aesthetics, art, literature, and visual studies. The Routledge Companion To Aesthetics Contains 54 Chapters Written By Leading International Scholars Covering All Aspects Of Aesthetics. The Volume Is Structured In Four Parts: History, Aesthetic Theory, Issues And Challenges, And Individual Arts. It Opens With A Historical Overview Of Aesthetics Including Entries On Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sibley And Derrida. The Second Part Covers The Central Concepts And Theories Needed For A Comprehensive Understanding Of Aesthetics Including The Definitions Of Art, Taste, Value Of Art, Beauty, Imagination, Fiction, Narrative, Metaphor And Pictorial Representation. Part Three Is Devoted To The Topics That Have Attracted Much Contemporary Interest In Aesthetics Including Art, Ethics, Environmental Aesthetics And Feminist Aesthetics. The Final Part Addresses The Individual Arts Of Music, Photography, Film, Literature, Theatre, Dance, Architecture And Sculpture. The Second Edition Includes Eight New Entries: Creativity; Schopenhauer, Schiller And Schelling; Nelson Goodman; Style; Feminism; Ontology; Heidegger; Sartre And Merleau-ponty. Many Other Entries Have Been Revised And Further Reading Brought Up To Date. --from Publisher's Description. History Of Aesthetics. Plato / Christopher Janaway -- Aristotle / Nickolas Pappas -- Medieval Aesthetics / Joseph Margolis -- Empiricism: Hutcheson And Hume / James Shelley -- Kant / Donald W. Crawford -- Hegel / Michael Inwood -- Idealism: Schopenhauer, Schiller And Schelling / Dale Jacquette -- Nietzsche / Ruben Berrios And Aaron Ridley -- Formalism / Noël Carroll -- Pragmatism: Dewey / Richard Shusterman -- Expressivism: Croce And Collingwood / Gordon Graham -- Heidegger / Thomas E. Wartenberg -- Phenomenology: Merleau-ponty And Sartre / Adrienne Dengerink Chaplin -- Sibley / Colin Lyas -- Goodman / Jenefer Robinson -- Foucault / Robert Wicks -- Postmodernism: Barthes And Derrida / David Novitz -- Aesthetic Theory. Definitions Of Art / Stephen Davies -- Ontology Of Art / Guy Rohrbaugh -- The Aesthetic / Alan Goldman -- Taste / Carolyn Korsmeyer -- Aesthetic Universals / Denis Dutton -- Value Of Art / Matthew Kieran -- Beauty / Jennifer A. Mcmahon -- Interpretation / Robert Stecker -- Imagination And Make-believe / Gregory Currie -- Fiction / David Davies -- Narrative / Paisley Livingston -- Metaphor / Garry L. Hagberg -- Pictorial Representation / Mark Rollins -- Issues And Challenges. Criticism / Roger Seamon -- Art And Knowledge / Eileen John -- Art And Ethics / Berys Gaut -- Art, Expression And Emotion / Derek Matravers -- Tragedy / Alex Neill -- Humor / Ted Cohen -- Creativity / Margaret A. Boden -- Style / Aaron Meskin -- Authenticity In Performance / James O. Young -- Fakes And Forgeries / Nan Stalnaker -- High Art Versus Low Art / John A. Fisher -- Environmental Aesthetics / Allen Carlson -- Feminist Aesthetics / Karen Hanson -- The Individual Arts. Literature / Peter Lamarque -- Theater / James R. Hamilton -- Film / Murray Smith -- Photography / Patrick Maynard -- Painting / Dominic Mciver Lopes -- Sculpture / Curtis L. Carter -- Architecture / Edward Winters -- Music / Mark Debellis -- Dance / Graham Mcfee. Edited By Berys Gaut And Dominic Mciver Lopes. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Containing fifty-four chapters written by leading international scholars and covering all aspects of aesthetics, this fully revised second edition includes eight new entries and updated further reading