Reviews for The science of art

The average rating for The science of art based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-04-17 00:00:00 James Smith I always find it hard to rate books such as these. The objective of reading this was to learn more about the Philosophy of Aesthetics. Due to the book succeeding in this, do I give it a 5? Will give it a 5/5 because it did what I wanted, but on a 10 scale, it is a 9/10. Now the review: If you're a beginner, and you want an overview of P of A, this is the place to start! Contains an overview of all the main philosophers who contributed, excellent list of references, and extra reading if you're interested. What more does one need? I do recommend, however, you do not read this book and stop there. Having gotten a basis, I think it is wise if you delve into whatever area interests you. For me, it is/was "sublime"; hence Burke, Kant and the German idealists will be on my read list soon. I really liked the chapters on defining art, what makes an art piece aesthetic. Don't overly agree with a lot of the referenced peoples' ideas. They diverge too far from Kant imo and don't really add anything. A lot seemed to be defending against other ideas, rather than formulating their own from their experiences et al. Refer to Schopenhauer for an essay on this! All-in-all, I give it a 9/10

Review # 2 was written on 2014-05-16 00:00:00 Lillian Gracia This book was extremely helpful in my German Aesthetics module. Full of helpful and detailed essays about particular philosophers and aesthetics in general.