Beauty and being: Thomistic perspectives

Synopsis

Introduction -- Theories Of Beauty In Antiquity And The Middle Ages. Three Great Theories Of Beauty ; Univocity, Equivocity, Or Analogy? ; Why Not The Fine Arts? ; Summary Of Part One -- Beauty In Aesthetics. What Is Aesthetics? ; The Separation Of Beauty From Being ; The Divorce Of Beauty From Nature ; The Identification Of Beauty With Aesthetic Value ; Theories Of Beauty ; The Crisis Of Beauty In Aesthetics -- Toward A Philosophy Of Beauty. Between Being And Person ; Beauty As The First Impact Of Being ; Beauty As The Person's Response To Being ; Transcendental Beauty ; The Analogical Character Of Beauty ; The Paradox Of Ugliness -- Conclusion -- Appendix One: Wittegenstein's Family Resemblances : Equivocity Or Analogy -- Appendix Two: Different Realms Of Beauty -- Appendix Three: Is Beauty A Value? -- Appendix Four: Failures Of Classification Of Definition Of Beauty. Piotr Jaroszyński ; Translated By Hugh Mcdonald With The Collaboration Of The Author. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [248]-262) And Index. Translation Of: Spór O Piękno.