Of the Standard of Taste: Post-Modern Times Aesthetic Classics

By David Hume

Book Overview

David Hume is unquestionably one of history's most important philosophers, and Of the Standard of Taste is his seminal work on the subject of aesthetics. No artist, or art lover, should be unfamiliar with the ideas presented in this work. Hume's characteristic straightforward writing style is masterfully utilized in confronting the difficult questions of aesthetics and addressing them in the systematic, rational method of one of the greatest minds of the Enlightenment.Post-Modern Times is proud to bring you this, and other, essential works on aesthetics in an easily accessible and entertaining format.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0615771572
• ISBN13: 9780615771571
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: The Birmingham Free Press
• Length: 76 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.2" x 6.0"