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Images of Excellence: Plato's Critique of the Arts Janaway, Christopher (Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, Birkbeck College, University of London)
Images of Excellence: Plato's Critique of the Arts
Janaway, Christopher (Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, Birkbeck College, University of London)
Gives a view of a famous issue in the history of ideas, arguing that Plato presents a more coherent and profound challenge to the arts than has sometimes been supposed. The author provides a discussion of such topics as beauty, emotion, representation, ethical knowledge, artistic autonomy, and censorship.
236 pages, line figures
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | February 26, 1998 |
| ISBN13 | 9780198237921 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 236 |
| Dimensions | 217 × 141 × 14 mm · 314 g |
| Language | English |