Images of Excellence by Janaway & Christopher Senior Lecturer in Philosophy & Senior Lecturer in Philosophy & Birkbeck College & University of London

• Title: Images of Excellence by Janaway & Christopher Senior Lecturer in Philosophy & Senior Lecturer in Philosophy & Birkbeck College & University of London
• Author: Janaway & Christopher Senior Lecturer in Philosophy & Senior Lecturer in Philosophy & Birkbeck College & University of London
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Binding: Hardback
• The arts general issues
• No. of pages: 236
• Dimensions (approx. mm): 224 x 145 x 19

Product Description

Western aesthetics and art theory begin with Plato; this book aims to offer an understanding of his criticisms of the arts in the context of his own philosophy and to locate him in today's philosophy of art. Christopher Janaway provides an accessible and illuminating discussion of such issues as beauty emotion ethical knowledge artistic autonomy and censorship.