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AESTHETIC AS SCIENCE OF EXPRESSION - AND GENERAL LINGUISTIC - TRANSLATED FROM THE ITALIAN OF BENEDETTO CROCE - BY - DOUGLAS AINSLIE B.A. (OXON.)
THE AESTHETIC IS DEDICATED BY THE AUTHOR TO THE MEMORY OF HIS PARENTS PASQUALE AND LUISA SIPARI AND OF HIS SISTER MARIA - NOTE
INTRODUCTION - THEORY - I INTUITION AND EXPRESSION
INTRODUCTION
I. INTUITION AND EXPRESSION
II. INTUITION AND ART
III. ART AND PHILOSOPHY
IV. HISTORICISM AND INTELLECTUALISM IN AESTHETIC
V. ANALOGOUS ERRORS IN HISTORIC AND LOGIC
This work offers a systematic exploration of aesthetic experience, treating intuition, expression, and art as intertwined facets of human knowledge. Beginning with a deep dive into the nature of intuitive perception, it argues that feeling and representation are inseparable, setting the stage for a broader discussion of how artistic insight differs—or does not—from ordinary cognition.
From there the text moves into a critical analysis of art’s relationship to philosophy and science, challenging common distinctions between “natural” and “artificial” forms and questioning long‑standing categories such as symbolism, allegory, and rhetorical style. It also probes the moral and economic dimensions of creative activity, suggesting that true aesthetic judgment stands apart from practical utility or moral judgments.
Throughout, the author weaves historical reflection with logical rigor, proposing that the aesthetic sphere is both a mode of pure intellect and a vital, independent realm of expression. Listeners will encounter a thought‑provoking blend of theory and critique that reshapes familiar ideas about beauty, the ugly, and the very purpose of art.
Language
en
Duration
~10 hours (599K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2005-11-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1866–1952
A leading voice in modern Italian thought, this philosopher and historian explored art, history, and politics with unusual range. His work on aesthetics and liberal culture made him one of Italy’s most influential intellectuals of the early 20th century.
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