Being for Beauty: Aesthetic Agency and Value

Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press (2018)
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For centuries, philosophers have identified beauty with what brings pleasure. Dominic McIver Lopes challenges this interpretation by offering an entirely new theory of beauty - that beauty engages us in action, in concert with others, in the context of social networks - and sheds light on why aesthetic engagement is crucial for quality of life.

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BH39.L662 2018

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9780198827214   0198827210   0192855727   9780191866098
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