Contents

INTRODUCTION TO THE TRANSACTION EDITION

PREFACE

PART I. THE NATURE OF BEAUTY

§ 1. The philosophy of beauty is a theory of values

§ 2. Preference is ultimately irrational

§ 3. Contrast between moral and aesthetic values

§ 4. Work and play

§ 5. All values are in one sense aesthetic

§ 6. Æsthetic consecration of general principles

§ 7. Contrast of æsthetic and physical pleasures

§ 8. The differentia of æsthetic pleasure not its disinterestedness

§ 9. The differentia of æsthetic pleasure not its universality

§ 10. The differentia of æsthetic pleasure: its objectification

§ 11. The definition of beauty

PART II. THE MATERIALS OF BEAUTY

§ 12. All human functions may contribute to the sense of beauty

§ 13. The influence of the passion of love

§ 14. Social instincts and their æsthetic influence

§ 15. The lower senses

§ 16. Sound

§ 17. Colour

§ 18. Materials surveyed

PART III. FORM

§ 19. There is a beauty of form

§ 20. Physiology of the perception of form

§ 21. Values of geometrical figures

§ 22. Symmetry

§ 23. Form the unity of a manifold

§ 24. Multiplicity in uniformity

§ 25. Example of the stars

§ 26. Defects of pure multiplicity

§ 27. Æsthetics of democracy

§ 28. Values of types and values of examples

§ 29. Origin of types

§ 30. The average modified in the direction of pleasure

§ 31. Are all things beautiful?

§ 32. Effects of indeterminate form

§ 33. Example of landscape

§ 34. Extensions to objects usually not regarded aesthetically

§ 35. Further dangers of indeterminateness

§ 36. The illusion of infinite perfection

§ 37. Organized nature the source of apperceptive for

§ 38. Utility the principle of organization in nature

§ 39. The relation of utility to beauty

§ 40. Utility the principle of organization in the arts

§ 41. Form and adventitious ornament

§ 42. Form in words

§ 43. Syntactical form

§ 44. Literary form. The plot

§ 45. Character as an aesthetic form

§ 46. Ideal characters

§ 47. The religious imagination

PART IV. EXPRESSION

§ 48. Expression defined

§ 49. The associative process

§ 50. Kinds of value in the second term

§ 51. Æsthetic value in the second term

§ 52. Practical value in the same

§ 53. Cost as an element of effect

§ 54. The expression of economy and fitness

§ 55. The authority of morals over aesthetics

§ 56. Negative values in the second term

§ 57. Influence of the first term in the pleasing expression of evil

§ 58. Mixture of other expressions, including that of truth

§ 59. The liberation of self

§ 60. The sublime independent of the expression of evil

§ 61. The comic

§ 62. Wit

§ 63. Humour

§ 64. The grotesque

§ 65. The possibility of finite perfection

§ 66. The stability of the ideal

CONCLUSION

INDEX

1. Cover
2. Half Title
3. Title
4. Copyright
5. CONTENTS
6. Introduction to the Transaction Edition
7. Preface
8. Introduction
9. Part I. The Nature of Beauty
   1. § 1. The philosophy of beauty is a theory of values
   2. § 2. Preference is ultimately irrational
   3. § 3. Contrast between moral and aesthetic values
   4. § 4. Work and play
   5. § 5. All values are in one sense aesthetic
   6. § 6. Æsthetic consecration of general principles
   7. § 7. Contrast of æsthetic and physical pleasures
   8. § 8. The differentia of æsthetic pleasure not its disinterestedness
   9. § 9. The differentia of æsthetic pleasure not its universality
   10. § 10. The differentia of æsthetic pleasure: its objectification
   11. § 11. The definition of beauty
10. Part II. The Materials of Beauty
    1. § 12. All human functions may contribute to the sense of beauty
    2. § 13. The influence of the passion of love
    3. § 14. Social instincts and their æsthetic influence
    4. § 15. The lower senses
    5. § 16. Sound
    6. § 17. Colour
    7. § 18. Materials surveyed
11. Part III. Form
    1. § 19. There is a beauty of form
    2. § 20. Physiology of the perception of form
    3. § 21. Values of geometrical figures
    4. § 22. Symmetry
    5. § 23. Form the unity of a manifold
    6. § 24. Multiplicity in uniformity
    7. § 25. Example of the stars
    8. § 26. Defects of pure multiplicity
    9. § 27. Æsthetics of democracy
    10. § 28. Values of types and values of examples
    11. § 29. Origin of types
    12. § 30. The average modified in the direction of pleasure
    13. § 31. Are all things beautiful?
    14. § 32. Effects of indeterminate form
    15. § 33. Example of landscape
    16. § 34. Extensions to objects usually not regarded aesthetically
    17. § 35. Further dangers of indeterminateness
    18. § 36. The illusion of infinite perfection
    19. § 37. Organized nature the source of apperceptive for
    20. § 38. Utility the principle of organization in nature
    21. § 39. The relation of utility to beauty
    22. § 40. Utility the principle of organization in the arts
    23. § 41. Form and adventitious ornament
    24. § 42. Form in words
    25. § 43. Syntactical form
    26. § 44. Literary form. The plot
    27. § 45. Character as an aesthetic form
    28. § 46. Ideal characters
    29. § 47. The religious imagination
12. Part IV. Expression
    1. § 48. Expression defined
    2. § 49. The associative process
    3. § 50. Kinds of value in the second term
    4. § 51. Æsthetic value in the second term
    5. § 52. Practical value in the same
    6. § 53. Cost as an element of effect
    7. § 54. The expression of economy and fitness
    8. § 55. The authority of morals over aesthetics
    9. § 56. Negative values in the second term
    10. § 57. Influence of the first term in the pleasing expression of evil
    11. § 58. Mixture of other expressions, including that of truth
    12. § 59. The liberation of self
    13. § 60. The sublime independent of the expression of evil
    14. § 61. The comic
    15. § 62. Wit
    16. § 63. Humour
    17. § 64. The grotesque
    18. § 65. The possibility of finite perfection
    19. § 66. The stability of the ideal
13. Conclusion
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Guide

1. Cover
2. Half Title
3. Title
4. Copyright
5. CONTENTS
6. Introduction to the Transaction Edition
7. Preface
8. Start of Content
9. Conclusion
10. Index