{"product_id":"charles-batteux-the-fine-arts-reduced-to-a-single-principle-hardcover","title":"Charles Batteux: The Fine Arts Reduced to a Single Principle - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames O. Young\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fine Arts Reduced to a Single Principle\u003c\/em\u003e (1746) by Charles Batteux was arguably the most influential work on aesthetics published in the eighteenth century. It influenced every major aesthetician in the second half of the century: Diderot, Herder, Hume, Kant, Lessing, Mendelssohn, and\u003cbr\u003eothers either adopted his views or reacted against them. It is the work generally credited with establishing the modern system of the arts: poetry, painting, music, sculpture and dance. Batteux's book is also an invaluable aid to the interpretation of the arts of eighteenth century. And yet there\u003cbr\u003ehas never been a complete or reliable translation of \u003cem\u003eThe Fine Arts\u003c\/em\u003e into English. Now James O. Young, a leading contemporary philosopher of art, has provided an eminently readable and accurate translation. It is fully annotated and comes with a comprehensive introduction that identifies the figures\u003cbr\u003ewho influenced Batteux and the writers who were, in turn, influenced by him. The introduction also discusses the ways in which \u003cem\u003eThe Fine Arts\u003c\/em\u003e has continuing philosophical interest. In particular, Young demonstrates that Batteux's work is an important contribution to aesthetic cognitivism (the view\u003cbr\u003ethat works of art contribute importantly to knowledge) and that Batteux made a significant contribution to understanding the expressiveness of music. This book will be of interest to everyone interested in the arts of the eighteenth century, French studies, the history of European ideas, and\u003cbr\u003ephilosophy of art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames O. Young is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Victoria. He is the author of four books: \u003cem\u003eGlobal Anti-realism\u003c\/em\u003e (1995), \u003cem\u003eArt and Knowledge\u003c\/em\u003e (2001), \u003cem\u003eCultural Appropriation and the Arts\u003c\/em\u003e (2008), \u003cem\u003eCritique of Pure Music\u003c\/em\u003e (2014), and over 50 articles in refereed journals. He has edited the four volume collection, \u003cem\u003eAesthetics: The Critical Concepts\u003c\/em\u003e (2005) and (with Conrad Brunk) \u003cem\u003eThe Ethics of Cultural Appropriation\u003c\/em\u003e (2009). Another collection of essays, \u003cem\u003eThe Semantics of Aesthetic Judgements\u003c\/em\u003e, is forthcoming from Oxford. He is Artistic Director of the Early Music Society of the Islands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.6 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45852632350917,"sku":"9780198747116","price":167.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/F-oPp-uM0h9780198747116.webp?v=1771454870","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/charles-batteux-the-fine-arts-reduced-to-a-single-principle-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}