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A History of Six Ideas

An Essay in Aesthetics

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  • © 1980

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Authors:
  1. Władysław Tatarkiewicz

    1. Polish Academy of Sciences, University of Warsaw, Poland

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Part of the book series: Melbourne International Philosophy Series (MIPS, volume 5)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIII
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  2. Introduction

    • Władysław Tatarkiewicz
    Pages 1-10

  3. Art: History of the Concept

    • Wladyslaw Tatarkiewicz
    Pages 11-49

  4. Art: History of Classification

    • Wladyslaw Tatarkiewicz
    Pages 50-72

  5. Art: History of the Relation of Art to Poetry

    • Wladyslaw Tatarkiewicz
    Pages 73-120

  6. Beauty: History of the Concept

    • Wladyslaw Tatarkiewicz
    Pages 121-152

  7. Beauty: History of The Category

    • Wladyslaw Tatarkiewicz
    Pages 153-198

  8. Beauty: The Dispute between Objectivism and Subjectivism

    • Wladyslaw Tatarkiewicz
    Pages 199-219

  9. Form: History of One Term and Five Concepts

    • Wladyslaw Tatarkiewicz
    Pages 220-243

  10. Creativity: History of the Concept

    • Wladyslaw Tatarkiewicz
    Pages 244-265

  11. Mimesis: History of the Relation of Art to Reality

    • Wladyslaw Tatarkiewicz
    Pages 266-289

  12. Mimesis: History of the Relation of Art to Nature and Truth

    • Wladyslaw Tatarkiewicz
    Pages 290-309

  13. The Aesthetic Experience: History of the Concept

    • Wladyslaw Tatarkiewicz
    Pages 310-338

  14. Conclusion

    • Wladyslaw Tatarkiewicz
    Pages 339-348

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 349-383
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About this book

The history of aesthetics, like the histories of other sciences, may be treated in a two-fold manner: as the history of the men who created the field of study, or as the history of the questions that have been raised and resolved in the course of its pursuit. The earlier History of Aesthetics (3 volumes, 1960-68, English-language edition 1970-74) by the author of the present book was a history of men, of writers and artists who in centuries past have spoken up concerning beauty and art, form and crea­ tivity. The present book returns to the same subject, but treats it in a different way: as the history of aesthetic questions, concepts, theories. The matter of the two books, the previous and the present, is in part the same; but only in part: for the earlier book ended with the 17th century, while the present one brings the subject up to our own times. And from the 18th century to the 20th much happened in aesthetics; it was only in that period that aesthetics achieved recognition as a separate science, received a name of its own, and produced theories that early scholars and artists had never dreamed of.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Polish Academy of Sciences, University of Warsaw, Poland

    Władysław Tatarkiewicz

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: A History of Six Ideas

  • Book Subtitle: An Essay in Aesthetics

  • Authors: Władysław Tatarkiewicz

  • Series Title: Melbourne International Philosophy Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8805-7

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: PWN—Polish Scientific Publishers—Warszawa 1980

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-009-8807-1Published: 13 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-8805-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 400

  • Additional Information: Originally published in Polish

  • Topics: Philosophy, general, Aesthetics

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