Pragmatist Aesthetics

by Richard Shusterman and Richard M. Shusterman

Book Overview

Pragmatism is experiencing a powerful revival. But the new pragmatism has not yet expressed itself in a new aesthetic, and not since Dewey's Art as Experience (1934) has there been a comprehensive pragmatist treatment of this field. Shusterman's bold and lively book fills the gap by proposing a pragmatist aesthetics for our current postmodern condition. Pragmatist Aesthetics treats the traditionally central topics of aesthetics: the definition of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0631182365
• ISBN13: 9780631182368
• Release Date: April 1992
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"