{"product_id":"future-of-aesthetics","title":"Future of Aesthetics","description":"\u003cp\u003eWidely admired as one of Canada's leading philosophers, Francis Sparshott is a major figure in postwar philosophical aesthetics. In this book he presents an annotated version of the text of the four 1996 Ryle Lectures that he gave at Trent University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAddressing the nature and prospects of aesthetics as a discipline, Sparshott discusses beauty, taste, and the place of imagination, fiction, and fine art in societies. He investigates the place of such a discipline in the broad social structures provided by universities and civilizations, and tackles many perennially interesting questions about education and the life of the mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten with wit and charm, the lectures journey through a vast terrain of references, yet wear their learning lightly. Sparshott's engaging style and humane vision will, as always, attract a wide and diverse readership.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":54228939899224,"sku":"9780802044266","price":49.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780802044266__67ac8694d206d.jpg?v=1741135514","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/future-of-aesthetics","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}