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13484940 No.13484940 [Reply] [Original]

Books about aesthetics?

>> No.13484950

>>13484940
It's a desolate field, usually treated as an afterthought by most successful philosophers. It's a shame, really

>> No.13484958

>>13484950
Why does no one care about aesthetics?

>> No.13485127

>>13484958
I guess it's just not really necessary in most people's minds. The "artist" or whatever, so long as he possesses natural talent, can produce beautiful work without any formal training in aesthetics. That's my best guess. It's sort of sacred, in a way

>> No.13485132

>>13484958
people don't care about beauty anymore

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13485453

;^)

>> No.13485492

>>13484940
Unironically, start with the Greeks.
Plato and Aristotle, of course, but don't neglect my man Plotinus:
www.phx-ult-lodge.org/The_beautiful.htm

After that, I would suggest the Italian Neoplatonists: Pico, Ficino, Catiglione.