Introduction ix (28)
A Note on the Translation and Commentary xxxvii
INTRODUCTORY LECTURES ON AESTHETICS
CHAPTER I The Range of Aesthetic Defined, 3-16 (13)
and Some Objections against the Philosophy of
Art Refuted
[(Alpha). Aesthetic confined to Beauty of 3 (2)
Art
(Beta). Does Art merit Scientific 5 (2)
Treatment?
(Gamma). Is Scientific Treatment 7 (3)
appropriate to Art?
(Delta). Answer to (Beta) 10 (3)
(XXX). Answer to (Gamma) 13 (4)
CHAPTER II Methods of Science Applicable to 17-26 (9)
Beauty and Art
[1. Empirical Method -- Art-scholarship 17 (8)
(a) Its Range 17 (1)
(b) It generates Rules and Theories 18 (5)
(c) The Rights of Genius 23 (2)
2. Abstract Reflectio...n 25 (1)
3. The Philosophical Conception of 25 (2)
Artistic Beauty, general notion of
CHAPTER III The Conception of Artistic Beauty 27-61 (34)
Part I--The Work of Art as Made and as Sensuous 27 (19)
1. Work of Art as Product of Human Activity 30 (7)
[(a) Conscious Production by Rule 30 (1)
(b) Artistic Inspiration 31 (2)
(c) Dignity of Production by Man 33 (2)
(d) Man's Need to produce Works of Art 35 (2)
2. Work of Art as addressed to Man's Sense 37 (9)
[(a) Object of Art -- Pleasant Feeling? 37 (1)
(b) Feeling of Beauty -- Taste 38 (1)
(c) Art-scholarship 39 (1)
(d) Profounder Consequences of Sensuous 40 (1)
Nature of Art
(Alpha) Relations of the Sensuous to the 40 (1)
Mind
(AlphaAlpha) Desire 41 (1)
(BetaBeta) Theory 42 (1)
(GammaGamma) Sensuous as Symbol of 43 (1)
Spiritual
(Beta) The Sensuous Element, how 44 (2)
Present in the Artist
(Gamma) The Content of Art Sensuous 46 (1)
Part II--The End of Art 46 (16)
3. [The Interest or End of Art 46 (16)
(a) Imitation of Nature? 47 (4)
(Alpha) Mere Repetition of Nature is - 47 (1)
(AlphaAlpha) Superfluous 47 (1)
(BetaBeta) Imperfect 47 (1)
(GammaGamma) Amusing merely as Sleight 48 (1)
of Hand
(Beta) What is Good to Imitate? 49 (1)
(Gamma) Some Arts cannot be called 50 (1)
Imitative
(b) Humani nihil - ? 51 (1)
(c) Mitigation of the Passions? 52 (8)
(Alpha) How Art mitigates the Passions 53 (2)
(Beta) How Art purifies the Passions 55 (1)
(AlphaAlpha) It must have a Worthy 55 (1)
Content
(BetaBeta) But ought not to be Didactic 55 (2)
(GammaGamma) Nor explicitly addressed to 57 (3)
a Moral Purpose
(d) Art has its own Purpose as Revelation 60 (2)
of Truth
CHAPTER IV Historical Deduction of the True 62-75 (13)
Idea of Art in Modern Philosophy
1. Kant 62 (5)
[(a) Pleasure in Beauty not Appetitive 64 (1)
(b) Pleasure in Beauty Universal 64 (1)
(c) The Beautiful in its Teleological 65 (1)
Aspect
(d) Delight in the Beautiful necessary 65 (2)
though felt
2. Schiller, Winckelmann, Schelling 67 (2)
3. The Irony 69 (7)
CHAPTER V Division of the Subject 76-97 (21)
[1. The Condition of Artistic Presentation 76 (4)
is the Correspondence of Matter and Plastic
Form
2. Part I--The Ideal 80 (2)
3. Part II--The Types of Art 82 (6)
(Alpha) Symbolic Art 82 (2)
(Beta) Classical Art 84 (1)
(Gamma) Romantic Art 85 (3)
4. Part III--The Several Arts 88 (8)
(Alpha) Architecture 90 (1)
(Beta) Sculpture 91 (1)
(Gamma) Romantic Art, comprising 92 (1)
(i) Painting 93 (1)
(ii) Music 94 (1)
(iii) Poetry 95 (1)
5. Conclusion 96 (2)
Commentary 98