Functional Beauty

by Glenn Parsons and Allen Carlson

Glenn Parsons and Allen Carlson offer an in-depth philosophical study of the relationship between function and aesthetic value, breaking with the philosophical tradition of seeing the two as separate. They begin by developing and defending, in a general way, the concept of Functional Beauty, exploring how the role of function in aesthetic appreciation has been treated by some notable thinkers in the history of aesthetics. They then consider the relationship...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199659311
• ISBN13: 9780199659319
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.4"