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"The Pleasures of Aesthetics contains a wealth of detailed argument and presents views that are original and provocative, as well as interesting. With this collection, the importance of Levinson's contribution to philosophical aesthetics is confirmed."-Stephen Davis, Department of Philosophy, University of Auckland, The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, Vol. 57, No. 3, Summer 1999
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Necessary reading for anyone interested in Aesthetics - Art - Philosophy - Music. JERROLD LEVINSON is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Maryland and has written again a book that promises to become influential.Perhaps best known for his work as a philosopher of music, Jerrold Levinson is one of the most influential writers in contemporary aesthetics. In this new collection of his essays, music remains a central concern. Four essays are devoted exclusively to, and two others deal extensively with, the philosophy of music. Two major essays (" Musical Expressiveness" and " Work and Oeuvre") have not previously appeared in print, others are revised from their earlier publication. Levinson takes up issues in the philosophy of art in general as well as issues in particular arts. He focuses on interpretation, understanding, and appreciation of art. Among the topics he considers are the nature of aesthetic pleasure and the relation between pleasure and value in art, the nature of competence in music listening and the manner of its acquistion, the aesthetics of song and opera, and the difference between performers' and critics' interpretations of music.He also addresses the ontology of works of fine art, the role of the writer's intentions and public identity in the interpretation of literature, and the potential of artworks to embody and convey messages. The author's previous book MUSIC, ART, AND METAPHYSICS was praised as follows by the BRITISH JOURNAL OF AESTHETICS and by MIND: " should be read by anyone with a serious interest in the philosophy of art", and " (this book has) contributed significantltly to the renaissance aesthetics has enjoyed over the last two decades. His new book merits certainly the same comments! JAN A. MORTELMANS
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New York, Cornell University Press, Interpreting Art, Rape Piece, Cambridge University Press, Henry Purcell, Richard Wollheim, Stephen Davies, The Philosophy of Horror, Arthur Danto, Grand Canyon, Lewis Percy, Princeton University Press, Harvard University Press, Peter Kivy, Robert Stecker, Understanding Music, University of Chicago Press, Jenefer Robinson, Monroe Beardsley, Third Symphony, Geistliches Wiegenlied, Kendall Walton, Languages of Art, Malcolm Budd New!
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When is pleasure in an object properly denominated aesthetic? Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Cornell University Press, Interpreting Art, Rape Piece, Cambridge University Press, Henry Purcell, Richard Wollheim, Stephen Davies, The Philosophy of Horror, Arthur Danto, Grand Canyon, Lewis Percy, Princeton University Press, Harvard University Press, Peter Kivy, Robert Stecker, Understanding Music, University of Chicago Press, Jenefer Robinson, Monroe Beardsley, Third Symphony, Geistliches Wiegenlied, Kendall Walton, Languages of Art, Malcolm Budd New!
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- Art and its Objects by Richard Wollheim on 14 pages
- Painting as an Art by Richard Wollheim on 11 pages
- The Philosophy of Horror: Or, Paradoxes of the Heart by Noel Carroll on 9 pages
- An Ontology of Art by Gregory Currie on 6 pages
- Languages of Art by Nelson Goodman on 6 pages
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- Is There a Single Right Interpretation? (Studies of the Greater Philadelphia Philosophy Consortium) by Michael Krausz on 8 pages
- The Blackwell Guide to Aesthetics (Blackwell Philosophy Guides) by Peter Kivy on page 190, page 227, and page 274
- Richard Wollheim on the Art of Painting: Art as Representation and Expression by Rob van Gerwen on page 37, page 163, and Back Matter
- Revealing Art by Matthew Kieran in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Contemplating Art by Jerrold Levinson on page 49, and page 55
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