{"product_id":"9781119116806","title":"Aesthetics The Classic Readings","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePhilosophy: The Classic Readings\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eAesthetics\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Classic Readings\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDavid E. Cooper\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Aesthetics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe newly expanded and revised edition\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eof Cooper’s popular anthology featuring classic writings on aesthetics, both historical and contemporary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe second edition of this bestselling anthology collects essays of canonical significance in aesthetics and the philosophy of art, featuring a wide range of topics from the nature of beauty and the criteria for aesthetic judgement to the value of art and the appreciation of nature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes texts by classical philosophers like Plato and Kant alongside essays from art critics like Clive Bell, with new readings from Leonardo da Vinci, Oscar Wilde, Walter Pater, Ronald W. Hepburn, and Arthur C. Danto among others\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntersperses philosophical scholarship with diverse contributions from artists, poets, novelists, and critics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBroadens the scope of aesthetics beyond the Western tradition, including important texts by Asian philosophers from Mo Tzu to Tanizaki\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a fully-updated introduction to the discipline written by the editor, as well as prefaces to each text and chapter-specific lists of further reading\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAVID E. COOPER\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Durham University and has been a visiting professor at universities in the US, Canada, Malta, and Sri Lanka. His many books include \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy: The Classic Readings\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley Blackwell, 2009, edited with P.S. Fosl), \u003ci\u003eWorld Philosophies: A Historical Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley Blackwell, Second Edition, 2002), \u003ci\u003eExistentialism: A Reconstruction\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley Blackwell, Second Edition, 1999) and \u003ci\u003eAnimals and Misanthropy\u003c\/i\u003e (2018). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 April 2019\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781119116806\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e368\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44314471170188,"sku":"9781119116806","price":35.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781119116806_fdfac5c7-3b98-41f7-8927-4da8a59dae2f.jpg?v=1780197480","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781119116806","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}