This volume examines the motives behind rejections of beauty often found within contemporary art practice, where much critically acclaimed art is deliberately u
Neither art nor philosophy was kind to beauty during the twentieth century. Much modern art disdains beauty, and many philosophers deeply suspect that beauty me
This volume examines the motives behind rejections of beauty often found within contemporary art practice, where much critically acclaimed art is deliberately u
'A concern for beauty would certainly make us better shapers of the world.' - Roger ScrutonThe idea of beauty is highly conflicted terrain. Does it only have to
Aesthetic desire and distaste prime everyday life in surprising ways. The Cultural Promise of the Aesthetic casts much-needed light on the complex mix of meanin