Beyond Aesthetics: Philosophical Essays
, by Noël CarrollNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780521786560 | 0521786568
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 4/30/2001
Beyond Aesthetics brings together philosophical essays addressing art and related issues by one of the foremost philosophers of art at work today. Countering conventional aesthetic theories - those maintaining that authorial intention, art history, morality and emotional responses are irrelevant to the experience of art - Noël Carroll argues for a more pluralistic and commonsensical view in which all of these factors can play a legitimate role in our encounter with art works. Throughout, the book combines philosophical theorizing with illustrative examples including works of high culture and the avant-garde, as well as works of popular culture, jokes, horror novels, and suspense films.