Aesthetics of Design

Zusatztext Forsey's book offers an emphatic argument for enlarging the domain of philosophical aesthetics by recognizing the importance of design. Informationen zum Autor Jane Forsey is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Winnipeg. Klappentext The Aesthetics of Design offers the first full treatment of design in the field of philosophical aesthetics. Aesthetic theory has traditionally occupied itself with fine art in all its forms, sometimes with craft, and often with notions of beauty and sublimity in art and nature. In so doing, it has largely ignored the quotidian and familiar objects and experiences that make up our daily lives. Yet how we interact with design involves aesthetic choices and judgements as well as practical, cognitive and moral considerations. This work challenges the discipline to broaden its scope to include design, and illustrates how aesthetics helps define our human concerns. Zusammenfassung The Aesthetics of Design offers the first full treatment of design in the field of philosophical aesthetics, challenging the discipline to broaden its scope to include the quotidian objects and experiences of our everyday lives and concerns. In doing so, it contributes to the growing field of Everyday Aesthetics.

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• Authors: Jane Forsey, Jane (Associate Professor of Philosophy Forsey, Forsey Jane
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.04.2016
• EAN: 9780190600426
• ISBN: 978-0-19-060042-6
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Antiques; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; ART / History / General, PHILOSOPHY / Aesthetics, DESIGN / History & Criticism, History of art / art & design styles, DESIGN / Graphic Arts / Commercial & Corporate, History of Art, Industrial / commercial art & design, Philosophy: aesthetics, history of design, Design, Industrial and commercial arts, illustration