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The Sense of Beauty, by George Santayana
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Title: The Sense of Beauty Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory
Author: George Santayana
Release Date: October 8, 2008 [EBook #26842]
Language: English
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THE SENSE OF BEAUTY
BEING THE OUTLINES OF AESTHETIC THEORY
by
GEORGE SANTAYANA
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS NEW YORK CHICAGO BOSTON
COPYRIGHT, 1896, BY CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
Printed in the United States of America
CONTENTS
Preface Introduction — The Methods of Aesthetics 1-13
Part I. — The Nature of Beauty § 1. The philosophy of beauty is a theory of values 14 § 2. Preference is ultimately irrational 18 § 3. Contrast between moral and aesthetic values 28 § 4. Work and play 25 § 5. All values are in one sense aesthetic 28 § 6. Aesthetic consecration of general principles 31 § 7. Contrast of aesthetic and physical pleasures 35 § 8. The dif