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100 1 _aReynolds, Frances,
_d1729-1807
245 1 3 _aAn Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Taste, and of the Origin of our Ideas of Beauty, etc.
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aAugustan Reprint Society, publication number 27
500 _aRelease date is 2004-09-17
508 _aE-text prepared by S. R. Ellison, David Starner, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Taste, and of the Origin of our Ideas…" by Frances Reynolds is a philosophical treatise written in the late 18th century. The work falls under the category of scientific publication, specifically within the realm of aesthetics, and engages deeply with the notions of taste, beauty, and moral excellence. Reynolds offers her insights during a transformative period in the philosophy of art and aesthetics, when thinkers were moving away from strict classical standards and beginning to explore more subjective interpretations of beauty. In this work, Reynolds embarks on an exploration of aesthetic principles, dissecting the nature and origin of taste through a thoughtful analysis. She presents a mental schema involving concepts such as common sense, beauty, grace, and sublimity, highlighting their interconnections and the moral implications of aesthetic appreciation. Through careful reasoning, she argues for the inherent relationship between beauty and moral virtue, suggesting that true taste arises from a deep-seated impulse toward good. Notably, her thoughts exhibit originality, even as they grapple with prevailing philosophical ideas of her time, leading to an examination of how personal and cultural perceptions shape our understanding of beauty and taste in both art and nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAesthetics
653 _aArt -- Philosophy
700 1 _aClifford, James L.
_q(James Lowry),
_d1901-1978
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13485
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