Herder''s Naturalist Aesthetics

Explores the main concepts of Herder's aesthetics: aesthetic naturalism, where art is natural to and naturally valuable for human beings, and aesthetic pluralism, where aesthetic value takes many diverse, culturally varying forms. The book will interest scholars and students working on the philosophy of art or eighteenth-century European thought.

List of contents

Introduction; Part I. Herder's Aesthetics: 1. Herder's philosophical naturalism; 2. Synthesis and critique of eighteenth-century aesthetics; 3. Aesthetics of the senses; 4. Aesthetics of expression: coda cultural variation and taste; Part II. Explorations: 5. The problem of the sublime; 6. Sculpture and touch; 7. Aesthetics and (in)authenticity: Herder's reputation of Ossian; Conclusion.

About the author

Rachel Zuckert is Professor of Philosophy at Northwestern University, Illinois. She is author of the prizewinning Kant on Beauty and Biology (Cambridge, 2007) and co-editor of Hegel on Philosophy in History (Cambridge, 2017).

Summary

Explores the main concepts of Herder's aesthetics: aesthetic naturalism, where art is natural to and naturally valuable for human beings, and aesthetic pluralism, where aesthetic value takes many diverse, culturally varying forms. The book will interest scholars and students working on the philosophy of art or eighteenth-century European thought.

Product details

• Authors: Rachel Zuckert, Rachel (Northwestern University Zuckert, ZUCKERT RACHEL
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2021
• EAN: 9781108716352
• ISBN: 978-1-108-71635-2
• No. of pages: 278
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Theory of art, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, Philosophy: aesthetics