Beauty: A Very Short Introduction

(Book #262 in the Very Short Introductions Series)

by Roger Scruton

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Beauty 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 judgments of beauty...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:B00RP4PYFK

ISBN13:9780199229758

Release Date:April 2011

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:208 Pages

Weight:0.39 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 4.4" x 6.9"

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Beauty Morality Perception Non-Fiction Aesthetics Art Arts, Music & Photography Philosophy Politics & Social Sciences

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