Review
'A most valuable supplement to any philosophical aesthetics course, one that would enliven and freshen it up, partly by deftly engaging students.' -
Times Higer Education Supplement'My first choice for a core text in an undergraduate course would be Neill and Ridley. On every topic their lively collection stimulates thought' -
Peter Lamarque, European Journal of Philosophy
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Product Description
"Arguing about Art", an expanded and revised edition, presents an extensive range of topics. Neill and Ridley stimulate the reader by offering short, clear introductions to each of the readings. The book should appeal to students of art history, literature, and cultural studies as well as philosophy. It introduces a wide range of discussions including sentimentality, feminism and aesthetics, appreciation, understanding and nature and includes new sections on interpretation, objectivity, gardening, horror and morality, and many of the introductions have been updated. "Arguing About Art" is aa anthology suitable to those coming to aesthetics or philosophy for the first time.