Aesthetics and the Good Life
- ISBN-10
- 0838633366
- ISBN-13
- 9780838633366
- Category
- Philosophy
- Pages
- 209
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1989
- Publisher
- Associated University Presse
- Author
- Marcia Muelder Eaton
Description
This book provides a characterization of the aesthetic that enables the reader to understand what it means to view something aesthetically and how people's lives can be made aesthetically full. Influential philosophical theories of the aesthetic are explored, as well as the profound connection between aesthetic and ethical value.
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