![]() ![]() Kulttuurihistoria, Filosofia ja aatehistoria, Taide, Eurooppa. It is partly an historical survey of the central figures and themes of this tradition But. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Diotimas Children is a re-examination of the rationalist tradition of aesthetics which prevailed in Germany in the late seventeenth and eighteenth century. ![]() This tradition is of the greatest historical importance because it gave birth to modern aesthetics, art criticism, and art history. Diotima's Children is the first comprehensive re-examination of the rationalist tradition of aesthetics as it prevailed in Germany in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. The rationalist tradition deserves re-examination because it is of great historical significance, marking the beginning of modern aesthetics, art criticism, and art history. It shows that the criticisms of Kant and Nietzsche of this tradition are largely unfounded. ![]() It is partly an historical survey of the central figures and themes of this tradition But it is also a philosophical defense of some of its leading ideas, viz., that beauty plays an integral role in life, that aesthetic pleasure is the perception of perfection, that aesthetic rules are inevitable and valuable. Diotima' s Children is a re-examination of the rationalist tradition of aesthetics which prevailed in Germany in the late seventeenth and eighteenth century. ![]()
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