Functional beauty [electronic resource] / Glenn Parsons and Allen Carlson.

By:

Parsons, Glenn

Contributor(s):

Carlson, Allen

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2008.Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 255 p.)ISBN:

9780191709296 (ebook) :

Subject(s):

Aesthetics

Additional physical formats: Print version: No titleDDC classification:

111.85 22

LOC classification:

BH39

Online resources:

Oxford scholarship online

Summary: 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.

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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.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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