Beauty : a very short introduction

Summary: ... The renowned philosopher Roger Scruton explores the concept of beauty, asking what makes an object--either in art, in nature, or the human form--beautiful, and examining how we can compare differing judgments of beauty when it is evident all around us that our tastes vary so widely.-publisher description.

Record details

ISBN: 9780199229758
ISBN: 0199229759
ISBN: 978019559527
ISBN: 9780199559527
ISBN: 019955952X
Physical Description: print
xvi, 186 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-178)-and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note:	Judging beauty -- Human beauty -- Natural beauty -- Everyday beauty -- Artistic beauty -- Taste and order -- Art and Erōs -- The flight from beauty -- Concluding thoughts.