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Art, Emotion and Ethics
Gaut defends ethicism: the view that an ethical flaw in a work of art is, other things being equal, an aesthetic flaw in it, and an ethical merit…
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A Rasa Reader: Classical Indian Aesthetics
A sourcebook of translated texts on rasa, the central concept of classical Indian aesthetics, usually rendered as the aesthetic emotion or 'taste' that a drama or poem produces…
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The Aesthetic Experience According to Abhinavagupta
Gnoli's study centres on the passage of Abhinavagupta's commentary on the Nāṭyaśāstra, the Abhinavabhāratī, in which he discusses Bharata's formula for how rasa arises. Gnoli provides the Sanskrit…
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In Praise of Shadows
A long essay by the novelist Tanizaki on Japanese taste and the beauty of dimness. Writing as electric lighting and Western fittings spread through Japan, he reflects on…
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Ethics: The Fundamentals
A short introduction to normative ethics by a philosopher known for her work on consequentialism, virtue and moral psychology. Driver sets out the main theories a newcomer will…
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Philosophy of Religion: A Very Short Introduction
A short introduction to the philosophy of religion. Bayne begins by asking what philosophy of religion is, what religions claim, and what kind of God the main monotheistic…
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The Elements of Moral Philosophy
One of the most widely used introductions to ethics. Rachels begins by asking what morality is, then examines a series of views in turn: cultural relativism, subjectivism, the…
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Perceiving God: The Epistemology of Religious Experience
Alston argues that experiences in which people take themselves to be directly aware of God can be genuine perception, and that beliefs formed on their basis can be…
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Modern Moral Philosophy
Not a book but a short essay, first published in the journal Philosophy, that changed the direction of moral philosophy. Anscombe advances three theses: that moral philosophy is…
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What Is This Thing Called Science?
A widely used introduction to the philosophy of science. Chalmers begins with the common view that science is derived from the facts of observation by induction, and shows…
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