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- catalog abstract ""David Hume famously said that reason is and ought only to be the slave of the passions. Hume's Aesthetic Theory traces the roots of aesthetics in the concepts of 'sentiment' and 'taste' and the epistemological possibilities that Hume's use of them has offered." "Aesthetics has tended to concentrate on forms of aesthetic experience and attitude that developed after Kant's Third Critique, but these concepts contrast with aesthetic thought in the eighteenth century, which is based on 'sentiment' and 'taste'. Neglect of the earlier eighteenth-century concepts obscures the alternatives available to aesthetic theory and misreads the history of aesthetics. In this respect, Dabney Townsend argues that Hume's contribution to aesthetic thought has been insufficiently explored and that attention to it can shed light on the theoretical underpinning of Hume's philosophy as a whole. More importantly, it can deepen our understanding of the history of aesthetics and offer renewed possibilites for contemporary aesthetics." "Hume's Aesthetic Theory is a major contribution to our understanding of Hume's general philosophy and will provide fresh insights into the history of aesthetics. It will prove invaluable to all those interested in Hume and aesthetics."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12516421.
- catalog created "2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2001.".
- catalog description ""David Hume famously said that reason is and ought only to be the slave of the passions. Hume's Aesthetic Theory traces the roots of aesthetics in the concepts of 'sentiment' and 'taste' and the epistemological possibilities that Hume's use of them has offered." "Aesthetics has tended to concentrate on forms of aesthetic experience and attitude that developed after Kant's Third Critique, but these concepts contrast with aesthetic thought in the eighteenth century, which is based on 'sentiment' and 'taste'. Neglect of the earlier eighteenth-century concepts obscures the alternatives available to aesthetic theory and misreads the history of aesthetics. In this respect, Dabney Townsend argues that Hume's contribution to aesthetic thought has been insufficiently explored and that attention to it can shed light on the theoretical underpinning of Hume's philosophy as a whole. More importantly, it can deepen our understanding of the history of aesthetics and offer renewed possibilites for contemporary aesthetics." "Hume's Aesthetic Theory is a major contribution to our understanding of Hume's general philosophy and will provide fresh insights into the history of aesthetics. It will prove invaluable to all those interested in Hume and aesthetics."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-243) and index.".
- catalog description "Shaftesbury and Hume -- Taste -- Hume's appeal to sentiment -- The aesthetic/moral analogy -- Rules -- The problem of a standard of taste.".
- catalog extent "x, 258 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0415233968".
- catalog isPartOf "Routledge studies in eighteenth century philosophy ; 2".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London ; New York : Routledge,".
- catalog subject "111/.85/092 21".
- catalog subject "Aesthetics, Modern 18th century.".
- catalog subject "B1499.A4 T69 2001".
- catalog subject "Hume, David, 1711-1776 Aesthetics.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Shaftesbury and Hume -- Taste -- Hume's appeal to sentiment -- The aesthetic/moral analogy -- Rules -- The problem of a standard of taste.".
- catalog title "Hume's aesthetic theory : taste and sentiment / Dabney Townsend.".
- catalog type "Electronic books".
- catalog type "text".