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The Sense of Beauty (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)
ISBN-13:
9781411466777
Veröffentl:
2012
Einband:
Epub
Seiten:
216
Autor:
George Santayana
eBook Typ:
EPUB
eBook Format:
Reflowable Epub
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading.George Santayana is an unequaled champion of emotional life and the value of pure contemplation and imaginative play. In his first philosophical book, The Sense of Beauty, Santayana elucidates how the contemplation of beautiful ideals invests our lives with meaning. His great achievement is to offer a way of retaining the significance of spiritual and moral values in the context of a predominantly materialist and scientific world. This seminal work explores aesthetics, the psychological and cultural importance of art, and the relationship between the humanities and the sciences.
This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading.
George Santayana is an unequaled champion of emotional life and the value of pure contemplation and imaginative play. In his first philosophical bookThe Sense of Beauty, Santayana elucidates how the contemplation of beautiful ideals invests our lives with meaning. His great achievement is to offer a way of retaining the significance of spiritual and moral values in the context of a predominantly materialist and scientific world. This seminal work explores aesthetics, the psychological and cultural importance of art, and the relationship between the humanities and the sciences.