PREFACE

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. PREFACE V
3. CONTENTS IX
4. I. AESTHETICS: WHAT AND WHY? 1
5. II. THE APPROACHES TO AESTHETICS 26
6. III. "BEAUTY": THE TERM AND ITS RELATIONS 59
7. IV. ART AND NATURE 91
8. V. ART: THE CONCEPT AND ITS VALIDITY 102
9. VI. ART: GRADES AND KINDS 122
10. VII. ART: MODES AND GENRES 153
11. VIII. HAS ART A FUNCTION? 198
12. IX. ART AND THE INDIVIDUAL 222
13. X. ART AND SOCIETY 267
14. XI. THE ANALYSIS OF ART 312
15. XII. SURFACE AND FORM 318
16. XIII. FORM AND CONTENT 338
17. XIV. REFERENCE 359
18. XV. REFERENTS 370
19. XVI. EXPRESSION 401
20. XVII. CONCLUSION 434
21. WORKS CITED 437
22. INDEX 459