The Science of Aesthetics, Or, The Nature, Kinds, Laws, and Uses of Beauty
The Science of Aesthetics, Or, The Nature, Kinds, Laws, and Uses of Beauty

Author: Henry Noble Day

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781019459751

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This book covers the nature and principles of beauty, aesthetics and art theory. It highlights concepts such as the sublime, taste, form, and design. The author takes a philosophical approach to the subject, exploring the significant works of other philosophers who wrote on the topic of aesthetics. It is ideal for individuals looking to understand the philosophy of beauty and art at a deeper level. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Science of Æsthetics
The Science of Æsthetics

Author: Henry N. Day

Publisher:

Published: 2015-07-06

Total Pages: 466

ISBN-13: 9781330838051

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Excerpt from The Science of AEsthetics: Or the Nature, Kinds, Laws and Uses of Beauty However abstract and speculative the present treatise may appear to any, the preparation of it was in fact prompted and carried on to a great extent in the closest practical connection with the study and teaching of rhetoric. This art simply proposes as its aim to teach the construction of Discourse; to train to the expression of thought in language, - to the embodiment of idea in suitable form of articulate sound. There were obviously three different things to be regarded in this work, - the thought to be expressed, the word-form in which it was to be embodied, and the act itself of embodying the thought in the word. Most abundant and most unhappy experience had shown how futile the attempt to acquire the power to speak or to write well by the mere study of the rules of grammar or of rhetorical style. However necessary to the highest skill in speaking and writing the knowledge of those principles may be, the demonstration has been most complete that the exclusive or preponderating study of them can never bring skill in discourse. Nor on the other hand was the art of discourse to be acquired by mere study of thought - of its nature, its laws, its legitimate forms. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."