Guy Sircello Bücher

The book presents a comprehensive theory of beauty that addresses the challenges posed by subjectivism since the eighteenth century. It explores beauty in various contexts, including art, nature, and moral dimensions, offering a framework for making judgments about beauty that transcends personal opinion. By integrating intellectual and utilitarian aspects, it seeks to establish a more objective basis for understanding and appreciating beauty in all its forms.

Guy Sircello's analysis of the varieties of expression and his use of them to justify a particular view of the human mind clarify a number of controversial topics in contemporary philosophy, among them the notion of "artistic acts," language as expression, the expression of ideas, expressions as "natural signs," and the nature of the causal relationship between an expression and what is expressed. Originally published in 1972. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Exploring the intersection of beauty and love, Guy Sircello presents a provocative theory that identifies the qualities embodying beauty as the true objects of love. He argues that the pleasure derived from love is fundamentally "erotic," yet not confined to sexuality. By bridging premodern and modern perspectives, Sircello critiques contemporary views that disconnect aesthetic experiences from the human body, emphasizing the continuity between these concepts throughout history.