Tag: attention

Review of Aesthetics by Bence Nanay

Posted on by Michael R Spicher in Book Review, Philosophy, Research, Visual Arts

Bence Nanay published his book, Aesthetics: A Very Short Introduction, with Oxford University Press in 2019. Below you can read the opening paragraphs of my review of it for the Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics, and find a link to the full pdf. Opening to the review: With hundreds of titles in Oxford’s Very … Continue reading Review of Aesthetics by Bence Nanay →

Attention to Beauty

Posted on by Michael R Spicher in Book Review, Everyday Aesthetics, Literary Arts, Performing Arts, Philosophy, Research, Visual Arts

In his book, Aesthetics: A Very Short Introduction, Bence Nanay writes, "What all things aesthetic have in common is something very simple: the way you're exercising your attention" (p.22). To illustrate what he means, Nanay uses as an example the painting The Fall of Icarus by Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Landscape with the Fall of … Continue reading Attention to Beauty →