Functional beauty

Parsons, Glenn

Functional beauty Glenn Parsons y Allen Carlson - Oxford (Inglaterra) New York (Estados Unidos) Oxford University Press 2008 - xiii, 255 páginas

Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índices

Functional beauty in the aesthetic tradition -- Functional beauty in contemporary aesthetic theory -- Indeterminacy and the concept of function -- Function and form -- Nature and environment -- Architecture and the built environment -- Artefacts and everyday aesthetics -- The functions of art.

The authors examine the relationship between function and aesthetic value. They develop the concept of functional beauty, drawing on work in the philosophy of science as well as aesthetics, and show its importance in diverse kinds of aesthetic appreciation - of buildings, nature, everyday objects, and events.


Texto en inglés

9780199205240 9780199659319

2008039109

014691054 Uk


Estética
Función
Belleza
Filosofía de la ciencia