Singularities: Essays in Aesthetics

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Aaron Ridley (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, University of Southampton)

Singularities

Essays in Aesthetics

Aaron Ridley (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, University of Southampton)

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Oxford University Press
29 August 2024

Theory of art; Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology; Philosophy: aesthetics

These essays, half of them appearing here for the first time, address issues concerning the two key singularities that Kant identified in aesthetics: artistic creativity and aesthetic judgement.

Ranging from Kant himself to contemporary debates, from song to conceptual art, from ethics to atheism, from function to failure, Aaron Ridley explores the ways in which the one-off character of creativity and judgement may defy our ordinary expectations of what an explanation should be like. Intended equally for specialists and students, this collection offers a distinctive approach to aesthetics that will be of interest to any reader concerned with philosophical reflection upon the arts.

By: Aaron Ridley (Professor of Philosophy Professor of Philosophy University of Southampton)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 556g
ISBN: 9780192845979
ISBN 10: 0192845977
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 29 August 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Part 1: Creativity 1: R.G. Collingwood: a Philosophy of Art 2: Against Musical Ontology 3: Pieces of Music and Pinches of Salt 4: Why Ethics and Aesthetics are Practically the Same 5: Making Art, Making Craft 6: Kant's Aesthetic Ideas Part 2: Judgement 7: On the Musically Possible 8: Song as a Whole 9: Bad Art 10: Alex Neill, University of Southampton: Critical Conversions 11: Religious Music for Godless Ears 12: Art Works: on Functional Beauty References Index

Educated at the universities of York (BA) and Cambridge (PhD), Aaron Ridley has taught at UCNW Bangor, Ithaca College, NY, and, since 1994, the University of Southampton. His chief research interests are aesthetics, especially musical aesthetics, and the thought of Friedrich Nietzsche.