New Cultural Theory of Aesthetics - Genes, Memes, Symbols, and Simulacra

This book develops a theory of aesthetics that criticizes scientific and philosophical reductionism that denies the importance of culture in art and taste, but its theory accepts some fundamental aspects of Neo-Darwinist theory of culture by addressing points of convergence among the notions of meme, simulacrum, and symbol.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: Archaeology and Genealogy of Aesthetics
Chapter 2: Philosophical Premises of Cultural Theory
Chapter 3: The Evolution of Culture
Chapter 4: Memes and Simulacra
Chapter 5: Bigaku: The Crisis of Modern Aesthetics and the Return of Beauty
Chapter 6: Value, Power, Art, Economics
Conclusion

About the author

Roberto Terrosi is full time lecturer in Italian language and Italian studies at Ritsumeikan University.

Product details

• Authors: Roberto Terrosi
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.12.2023
• EAN: 9781793626677
• ISBN: 978-1-79362-667-7
• No. of pages: 286
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; History of Ideas, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, ART / History / General, Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / Aesthetics, History of art / art & design styles, History of Art, Philosophy: aesthetics, Western philosophy from c 1800