Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic
Benedetto Croce
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Length 11 h 55 min
Chapters 29
First published 1909
One of the earliest works of this Italian philosopher and literary critic, Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic marks the beginning of Croce's elaboration of his highly influential ideas of aesthetics. Croce defines art in terms of intuition and expression, thus replacing beauty as the primary criterion for aesthetic evaluation. - Summary by Mary J
Chapters
1
Introduction Read by Lisa Reichert 35:25
2
Intuition and Art Read by Lisa Reichert 26:58
3
Art and Philosophy Read by Lisa Reichert 27:23
4
Historicism and Intellectualism in Aesthetic Read by Lisa Reichert 18:58
5
Analogous Errors in Historic and in Logic Read by Lisa Reichert 19:58
6
Theoretic and Practical Activity Read by Lisa Reichert 19:02
7
Analogy Between the Theoretic and the Practical Read by Lisa Reichert 15:46
8
Exclusion of Other Spiritual Forms Read by Lisa Reichert 14:40
9
Indivisibility of Expression into Modes or Grades and Critique of Rhetoric Read by Lisa Reichert 17:21
10
Aesthetic Feelings and the Distinction between the Beautiful and the Ugly Read by Lisa Reichert 18:59
11
Critique of Aesthetic Hedonism Read by Lisa Reichert 11:56
12
The Aesthetic of the Sympathetic and Pseudo-Aesthetic Concepts Read by Lisa Reichert 16:19
13
The So-Called Physically Beautiful in Nature and in Art Read by Lisa Reichert 25:09
14
Errors Arising from the Confusion between Physic and Aesthetic Read by Lisa Reichert 17:48
15
The Activity of Externalization. Technique and the Theory of the Arts Read by Lisa Reichert 18:29
16
Taste and the Reproduction of Art Read by Lisa Reichert 25:17
17
The History of Literature and of Art Read by Lisa Reichert 29:57
18
Conclusion: Identity of Linguistic and Aesthetic Read by Lisa Reichert 31:15
19
Historical Summary, Part 1 Read by Lisa Reichert 30:54
20
Historical Summary, Part 2 Read by Sharon Greer 25:18
21
Historical Summary, Part 3 Read by Will Irace 28:52
22
Historical Summary, Part 4 Read by Lisa Reichert 33:54
23
Historical Summary, Part 5 Read by MaryAnn 27:05
24
Historical Summary, Part 6 Read by Larry Wilson 28:06
25
Historical Summary, Part 7 Read by KHand 24:16
26
Historical Summary, Part 8 Read by KHand 27:57
27
Appendix, Part 1 Read by Philip Panos 28:00
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Appendix, Part 2 Read by Philip Panos 28:45
29
Appendix, Part 3 Read by Gillian Schnurr 6:00
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