Early Modern Aesthetics

Early Modern Aesthetics is a concise and accessible guide to the history of aesthetics in the early modern period. J. Colin Mc Quillan shows how philosophers concerned with art and beauty positioned themselves with respect to the ancients and the moderns, how they thought the arts were to be distinguished and classified, the principles they proposed for art and literary criticism, and how they made aesthetics a part of philosophy in the eighteenth century. The book explores the controversies that arose among philosophers with different views on these issues, their relation to the philosophy, science, and art, and their legacy for contemporary aesthetics. Additional ISBNs1783482125, 9781783482122Early Modern Aesthetics 1st Edition is written by J. Colin Mc Quillan and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBNs for Early Modern Aesthetics are 9781783482139, 1783482133 and the print ISBNs are 9781783482115, 1783482117. Additional ISBNs include 1783482125, 9781783482122.