Aesthetic Order: A Philosophy of Order, Beauty and Art / Edition 1

by Ruth Lorand

Overview

Aesthetic Order challenges contemporary theories of aesthetics, offering the idea of beauty as quantitative yet different from the traditional discursive order. It will be of importance to all interested in aesthetic theory.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415236027
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/10/2000
Series:	Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Philosophy
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1230L (what's this?)

About the Author

Ruth Lorand is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Haifa, Israel.

Table of Contents

Introduction PART I Understanding order 1 What is order? 2 What is disorder? PART II Two types of order 3 Discursive order: the conventional concept 4 Beyond discursive order 5 Bergson: the unpredictable order 6 Aesthetic order: quantitative analysis 7 Aesthetic order: qualitative analysis (I) 8 Aesthetic order: qualitative analysis (II) 9 Relations and interactions PART III Aesthetic queries 10 Understanding beauty 11 Defining art

Editorial Reviews

'An impressively far ranging and thoughtful study.' - Kendall Walton, University of Michigan

'Ruth Lorand's book on aesthtic order is a very welcome and useful study in the field of aesthetics. ... its questions are addressed in new and fresh ways ... a very clear and comprehensive thesis, and a considerable amount of intelligent reflection.' - Eugenio Benitez, Literature and Aesthetics

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