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Hume's Aesthetic Theory Dabney Townsend

Hume's Aesthetic Theory By Dabney Townsend

Hume's Aesthetic Theory by Dabney Townsend

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This is a challenging exploration of the link between the work of David Hume and the eighteenth century empiricist background to the parallel history of aesthetics as it developed at the time.

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Hume's Aesthetic Theory: Taste and Sentiment by Dabney Townsend

Hume's Aesthetic Theory examines the neglected area of the development of aesthetics in empiricist thinking, exploring the link between the empiricist background of aesthetics in the eighteenth century and the work of David Hume.
This is a major contribution to our understanding of Hume's general philosophy and provides fresh insights into the history of aesthetics.

Hume's Aesthetic Theory Reviews

'Hume's Aesthetic Theory is an immensely stimulating book ... is rich and complex. Original and thorough, it opens new avenues to the understanding of Hume's philosophy.'

'Townsend, in this refreshing and enlightening book, renews and retells Hume's aesthetics and provides us with food for thought (or sense) in the process.' - Tijdschrift Voor Filosofie

About Dabney Townsend

Dabney Townsend is Professor of Philosophy at Armstrong Atlantic University, Georgia, USA.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 SHAFTESBURY AND HUME; Chapter 2 TASTE; Chapter 3 HUME'S APPEAL TO SENTIMENT; Chapter 4 THE AESTHETIC/MORAL ANALOGY; Chapter 5 RULES; Chapter 6 THE PROBLEM OF A STANDARD OF TASTE; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; Index;

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NPB9780415233965
9780415233965
0415233968
Hume's Aesthetic Theory: Taste and Sentiment by Dabney Townsend
Dabney Townsend
Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Philosophy
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Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2000-11-16
268
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