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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
Sec. 1. The philosophy of beauty is a theory of values 14
Sec. 2. Preference is ultimately irrational 18
Sec. 3. Contrast between moral and aesthetic values 28
Sec. 4. Work and play 25
Sec. 5. All values are in one sense aesthetic 28
Sec. 6. Aesthetic consecration of general principles 31
Sec. 7. Contrast of aesthetic and physical pleasures 35
Sec. 8. The differentia of aesthetic pleasure not its disinterestedness 37
Sec. 9. The differentia of aesthetic pleasure not its universality 40
Sec. 10. The differential of aesthetic pleasure: its objectification 44
Sec. 11. The definition of beauty 49

Part II. -- The Materials of Beauty
Sec. 12. All human functions may contribute to the sense of beauty 53
Sec. 13. The influence of the passion of love 56
Sec. 14. Social instincts and their aesthetic influence 62
Sec. 15. The lower senses 65
Sec. 16. Sound