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003			OSt
020			_a9780199229758
041			_aEnglish
082			_aG 111.85 _bSCRU
100			_aScruton,Roger
245			_aBeauty : a very short introduction
250			_a1st
260			_aOxford _bOxford University Press _c2011
300			_a186p; paperback
500			_aBeauty can be consoling, disturbing, sacred, profane; it can be exhilarating, appealing, inspiring, chilling. It can affect us in an unlimited variety of ways. Yet it is never viewed with indifference. In this Very Short Introduction the renowned philosopher Roger Scruton explores the concept of beauty, asking what makes an object - either in art, in nature, or the human form - beautiful, and examining how we can compare differing judgements of beauty when it is evident all around us that our tastes vary so widely. Is there a right judgement to be made about beauty? Is it right to say there is more beauty in a classical temple than a concrete office block, more in a Rembrandt than inlast year's Turner Prize winner? Forthright and thought-provoking, and as accessible as it is intellectually rigorous, this introduction to the philosophy of beauty draws conclusions that some may find controversial, but, as Scruton shows, help us to find greater sense of meaning in the beautiful objects that fill our lives.
650			_aPhilosophie.
650			_aSchönheit
650			_aÄsthetik.
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