Main entry:

Summers, David, 1941-

Title & Author:

The judgment of sense : Renaissance naturalism and the rise of aesthestics / David Summers.

Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1987.

Description:

xiii, 365 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Series:

Ideas in context

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-349) and index.
Machine derived contents note: List of figures -- Preface -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. The primacy of sight -- 2. The fallacies of sight -- 3. The harmony of the spheres -- 4. The harmony of the senses -- 5. The common sense -- 6. Spiritus -- 7. The light of the piazza -- 8. Optics and the commonsense -- 9. Confused knowledge -- 10. Cogitation -- 11. The mechanical arts -- 12. Prudence -- 13. The spark of God -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index.

Summary:

With the rise of naturalism in the art of the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance there developed an extensive and diverse literature about art which helped to explain, justify, and shape its new aims. In this book, David Summers provides an original investigation of the philosophical and psychological notions invoked in this new theory and criticism. From a thorough examination of the sources, he shows how the medieval language of mental discourse derived from an understanding of classical thought. 'Some of the most striking observations in this impressive book involve stepping outside the history of ideas to ground these theories in a more general social history.' -- British Journal of Aesthetics 'This brilliant, stimulating study in the history of ideas should become indispensable for renaissance art historians, and for philosophers interested in the history of the philosophy of mind and in what might be called thepre-history' of aesthetics.' -- Choice With the rise of naturalism in the art of the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance there developed an extensive and diverse literature about art which helped to explain-- Provided by publisher.

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Publisher description

ISBN:

0521326753
9780521326759

Subject:

Aesthetics.
Naturalism.
Perception (Philosophy)
Renaissance.
Esthétique.
Naturalisme.
Perception (Philosophie)
naturalism (philosophical movement)
perception.
Esthetica.
Beeldende kunsten.
Waarneming.
Perception (philosophie) Renaissance.
Esthétique de la Renaissance.
Naturalisme Renaissance.
Arts Aesthetics

Added entries:

Ideas in context.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 7786
Call No.: ID:87-B13077
Status: Available