Francis Hutcheson: An Inquiry Concerning Beauty, Order, Harmony, Design

by Francis Hutcheson

THE SENSE OF BEAUTY: A FIRST APPROXIMATION It is generally acknowledged that during the first half of the eighteenth century a profound change was wrought in the theory of art and natural beauty. To this period we owe the establishment of the modem system of the arts. 1 In England, the notion of a separate and autonomous disci- pline devoted solely to art and to beauty came into being through the concept of "aesthetic disinterestedness. " 2 In addition,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9024715458
• ISBN13: 9789024715459
• Release Date: July 1973
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 123 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"