Reach of the Aesthetic: Collected Essays on Art and Nature

This book explores the connections between aesthetic and broader human concerns, such as truth and falsity, superficiality and depth, moral beauty and ugliness, the projects of integrating a life, fashioning a life as a work of art, experiments in the aesthetic re-working of the sacred, and the role of imagination within religion and our attempts to place and identify ourselves within the cosmos. The essays are interlinked and distinct, allowing them to be read in any order and providing useful themes for discussion groups and seminars.

Format: Hardback
Length: 186 pages
Publication date: 21 June 2019
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This captivating book, originally published in 2001, delves into the intricate web of connections between aesthetics and broader human concerns. It explores a wide range of topics, including concepts of truth and falsity within art and aesthetic experiences, the appreciation of nature's superficiality and depth, the distinction between moral beauty and ugliness, the pursuit of integrating a life as a work of art, experiments in re-working the sacred, the role of imagination within religion and our attempts to understand our place within the cosmos. The essays in this collection are interlinked yet distinct, allowing readers to approach them in any order and providing valuable themes for discussion groups and seminars. The author's primary objective is to ignite the reader's curiosity by unraveling the fascinating connections that emerge when aesthetics is viewed in its broadest context. Through his engaging writing, he seeks to share his own enjoyment in exploring the intricate tapestry of ideas that arise when aesthetics is examined from a holistic perspective.

Weight: 426g
Dimension: 243 x 171 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781138726659