Costello, Diarmuid and Willsdon, Dominic (2008) The life and death of images. In: Costello, Diarmuid and Willsdon, Dominic , (eds.) The life and death of images : ethics and aesthetics. London : Tate Publishing, pp. 7-36. ISBN 9781854376589

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Abstract

From the 1970s to the early-1990s, the discourse surrounding aesthetics largely disappeared from the study of art history, theory and cultural studies. Claims for the aesthetic value of art-works were thought of as elitist and politically regressive. The 1990s witnessed a return to aesthetics, but one that stressed the independent claims of beauty, in reaction to its perceived suppression by ethical and political imperatives. However, beauty is just one aspect of the aesthetic. In recent years, increasing attention has been given to the ways in which aesthetics and ethics are intertwined. In a series of paired essays and responses, a group of the English-speaking world's most distinguished thinkers consider this 'new' aesthetics, demonstrating its cross-disciplinary relevance in terms accessible to a non-specialist readership.

Item Type:	Book Item
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) N Fine Arts > N Visual arts (General) For photography, see TR
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Philosophy
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Image (Philosophy), Aesthetics, Ethics, Art -- Philosophy
Publisher:	Tate Publishing
Place of Publication:	London
ISBN:	9781854376589
Book Title:	The life and death of images : ethics and aesthetics
Editor:	Costello, Diarmuid and Willsdon, Dominic
Official Date:	2008
Dates:	Date Event 2008 Published
Number of Pages:	255
Page Range:	pp. 7-36
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
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