{"product_id":"the-beautiful-paperback-9781107401662","title":"The Beautiful (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107401662","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Beautiful\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1913 volume explores the philosophical significance of the concepts of beauty and aesthetic preference.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eVernon Lee (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107401662, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 11 August 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e168 pages\u003cbr\u003e20.3 x 12.7 x 0.9 cm, 0.2 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOriginally published during the early part of the twentieth century, the Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature were designed to provide concise introductions to a broad range of topics. They were written by experts for the general reader and combined a comprehensive approach to knowledge with an emphasis on accessibility. This 1913 volume by Vernon Lee explores the philosophical significance of the concepts of beauty and aesthetic preference, written in terms intended to be intelligible to the lay reader.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface and apology\u003cbr\u003e 1. The adjective 'beautiful'\u003cbr\u003e 2. Contemplative satisfaction\u003cbr\u003e 3. Aspects versus things\u003cbr\u003e 4. Sensations\u003cbr\u003e 5. Perception of relations\u003cbr\u003e 6. Elements of shape\u003cbr\u003e 7. Facility and difficulty of grasping\u003cbr\u003e 8. Subject and object, or, nominative and accusative\u003cbr\u003e 9. Empathy (Einfühlung)\u003cbr\u003e 10. The movement of lines\u003cbr\u003e 11. The character of shapes\u003cbr\u003e 12. From the shape to the thing\u003cbr\u003e 13. From the thing to the shape\u003cbr\u003e 14. The aims of art\u003cbr\u003e 15. Attention to shapes\u003cbr\u003e 16. Information about things\u003cbr\u003e 17. Co-operation of things and shapes\u003cbr\u003e 18. Æsthetic responsiveness\u003cbr\u003e 19. The storage and transfer of emotion\u003cbr\u003e 20. Æsthetic irradiation and purification\u003cbr\u003e 21. Conclusion (evolutional)\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy of mind [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy of mind\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20of%20mind%20%5BHPM%5D%22\"\u003eHPM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46002013798680,"sku":"9781107401662","price":21.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107401662i_d1b54f2f-fd0a-45b8-a620-a77b9caaf53e.jpg?v=1694484806","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-beautiful-paperback-9781107401662","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}