Philosophy of the Arts

Philosophy of the Arts presents a comprehensive and accessible introduction to those coming to aesthetics and the philosophy of art for the first time. Included in the second edition are new sections on digital music, artisitic intentions and environmental aesthetics and all other chapters have been thoroughly revised. As with the first edition, the book: * Is jargon-free and will appeal to students of music, art history and literature as well as philosophy. * Looks at a wide range of the arts from film, painting and architecture to fiction, music and poetry. * Discusses a range of philosophical theories of thinkers such as Hume, Kant, Gaender, Collingwood, Derrida, Hegel and Croce. * Contains regular summaries and suggestions for further reading.