Author simply and entertainingly traces the evolution of the concept of beauty over the past century and explores how it was removed from the definition of art. Beauty then came to be regarded as a serious aesthetic crime, whereas a hundred years ago it was almost unanimously considered the supreme purpose of art. Beauty is not, and should not be, the be-all and end-all of art, but it has an important place, and is not something to be avoided. He draws eruditely upon the thoughts of artists and critics. He agrees with the dethroning of beauty as the essence of art, maintains with telling examples that most art is not, in fact, beautiful. He argues, however, for the partial rehabilitation of beauty and the removal of any critical taboo against beauty.
The Abuse of Beauty: Aesthetics and the Concept of Art (The Paul Carus Lectures
- 作者： Danto, Arthur C.
- 出版社： Open Court
- 出版日期： 2003-06-01
- ISBN碼： 9780812695403
- 編號： 2039750016809
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