The Sense of Beauty by Santayana, George

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Publisher
Dover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0486202380
ISBN-13
9780486202389
eBay Product ID (ePID)
55079

Product Key Features

Book Title
Sense of Beauty
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Criticism & Theory, Aesthetics
Publication Year
1955
Genre
Art, Philosophy
Author
George Santayana
Format
Trade Paperback

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0.4 in
Item Weight
8.5 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.4 in

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Trade
Dewey Edition
21
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
111/.85
Table Of Content
INTRODUCTION PART I. THE NATURE OF BEAUTY 1. The philosophy of beauty is a theory of values 2. Preference is ultimatly irrational 3. Contrast between moral and æsthetic values 4. Work and play 5. All values are in one sense æsthetic 6. Æsthetic consecration of general principles 7. Æsthetic and physical pleasure 8. The differentia of æsthetic pleasure not its disinterestedness 9. The differentia of æsthetic pleasure not its universality 10. The differentia of æsthetic pleasure: its objectication 11. The definition of beauty PART II. THE MATERIALS OF BEAUTY 12. All human functions may contribute to the sense of beauty 13. The influence of the passion of love 14. Social instincts and their æsthetic influence 15. The lower senses 16. Sound 17. Colour 18. Materials surveyed PART III. FORM 19. There is a beauty of form 20. Physiology of the perception of form 21. Values of geometrical figures 22. Symmetry 23. Form the unity of a manifold 24. Multiplicity in uniformity 25. Example of the stars 26. Defects of pure multiplicity 27. Æsthetics of democracy 28. Values of types and values of examples 29. Origin of types 30. The average modified in the direction of pleasure 31. Are all things beautiful? 32. Effects of indeterminate organization 33. Example of landscape 34. Extensions to objects usually not regarded æsthetically 35. Further dangers of indeterminateness 36. Illusion of infinite perfection 37. Organized nature the source of apperceptive forms; example of sculpture 38. Utility the principle of organization in nature 39. The relation of utility to beauty 40. Utility the principle of organization in the arts 41. Form and adventitious ornament 42. Form in Words 43. Syntactical form 44. Literary form. The plot 45. Character as an æthetic form 46. Ideal characters 47. The religious imagination PART IV. EXPRESSION 48. Expression defined 49. The associative process 50. Kinds of value in the second term 51. Æsthetic value in the second term 52. Practical value in the same 53. Cost as an element of effect 54. The expression of economy and fitness 55. The authority of morals over æsthetics 56. Negative values in the second term 57. Influence of the first term in the pleasing expression of evil 58. "Mixture of other expressions, including that of truth" 59. The liberation of self 60. The sublime independent of the expression of evil 61. The comic 62. Wit 63. Humour 64. The grotesque 65. The possibility of finite perfection 66. The stability of the ideal 67. Conclusion INDEX
Synopsis
It is remarkably appropriate that this work on aesthetics should have been written by George Santayana, who is probably the most brilliant philosophic writer and the philosopher with the strongest sense of beauty since Plato. It is not a dry metaphysical treatise, as works on aesthetics so often are, but is itself a fascinating document: as much a revelation of the beauty of language as of the concept of beauty. This unabridged reproduction of the 1896 edition of lectures delivered at Harvard College is a study of "why, when, and how beauty appears, what conditions an object must fulfill to be beautiful, what elements of our nature make us sensible of beauty, and what the relation is between the constitution of the object and the excitement of our susceptibility." Santayana first analyzes the nature of beauty, finding it irrational, "pleasure regarded as the quality of a thing." He then proceeds to the materials of beauty, showing what all human functions can contribute: love, social instincts, senses, etc. Beauty of form is then analyzed, and finally the author discusses the expression of beauty. Literature, religion, values, evil, wit, humor, and the possibility of finite perfection are all examined. Presentation throughout the work is concrete and easy to follow, with examples drawn from art, history, anthropology, psychology, and similar areas., The great philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist masterfully offers his fascinating outline of Aesthetics Theory. Drawing on the art, literature, and social sciences involved, Santayana discusses the nature of beauty, form, and expression.
LC Classification Number
B945.S23S4

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