{"product_id":"the-future-of-aesthetics","title":"The 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\n","brand":"By F.E. Sparshott","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43575527735478,"sku":"9780802044266","price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9780802044266.jpg?v=1727459427","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/the-future-of-aesthetics","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}