In this book, Paul Guyer argues that the fundamental goals of architecture identified by the Roman architect Marcus Pollio Vitruvius in the first century BCE - good construction, functionality, and aesthetic appeal - remain valid despite constant changes in human activities, building materials and technologies, and artistic styles and cultures.
In this book, Paul Guyer argues that the fundamental goals of architecture identified by the Roman architect Marcus Pollio Vitruvius in the first century BCE - good construction, functionality, and aesthetic appeal - remain valid despite constant changes in human activities, building materials and technologies, and artistic styles and cultures.
Paul Guyer is Jonathan Nelson Professor of Humanities and Philosophy at Brown University. He is the author of numerous books on Kant and aesthetics, including Knowledge, Reason, and Taste: Kant's Response to Hume (2008) and the three-volume A History of Modern Aesthetics (Cambridge, 2014).
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction 1. Good Construction, Functionality, and Aesthetic Appeal: From Vitruvius to the Eighteenth Century 2. The Meaning of Beauty: From Kant to Semper 3. Multiplicity of Meaning in Twentieth-Century Theories 4. Words and Works: Modern Architecture and Traditional Values 5. Looking Forward.
Introduction 1. Good Construction, Functionality, and Aesthetic Appeal: From Vitruvius to the Eighteenth Century 2. The Meaning of Beauty: From Kant to Semper 3. Multiplicity of Meaning in Twentieth-Century Theories 4. Words and Works: Modern Architecture and Traditional Values 5. Looking Forward.
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