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Beauty and Imitation: A Philosophical Reflection on the Arts

By Daniel McInerny
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By Daniel McInerny
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The human person is a truth seeker, and one of the most compelling ways human beings pursue truth is through the arts. In Beauty and Imitation: A Philosophical Reflection on the Arts, Daniel McInerny argues for an understanding of art as a form of inquiry into truth that proceeds by way of sensible beauty.

Drawing upon the thought of Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas, McInerny argues for the unfashionable yet philosophically compelling view that art is essentially “mimetic,” imitative of hu...

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PhilosophyMajor Branches of Philosophical StudyAesthetics & Philosophy of ArtGeneral Aesthetics & Philosophy of Art