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The Extraordinary in The Ordinary. The Aesthetics of Everyday Life

By Thomas Leddy

Book information

Publisher
Broadview Press
Year
2012
ISBN
9781551114781
LCC
BH39.L43
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
28 MB (29562596 bytes)
Pages
288\140
Topic
Other Social Sciences\\Philosophy
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2024-04-04 11:41:53
AestheticsEveryday Aesthetics

Description

This book explores the aesthetics of the objects and environments we encounter in daily life. Thomas Leddy stresses the close relationship between everyday aesthetics and the aesthetics of art, but places special emphasis on neglected aesthetic terms such as ‘neat,’ ‘messy,’ ‘pretty,’ ‘lovely,’ ‘cute,’ and ‘pleasant.’ The author advances a general theory of aesthetic experience that can account for our appreciation of art, nature, and the everyday.

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