{"product_id":"black-is-beautiful-a-philosophy-of-black-aesthetics-hardcover","title":"Black Is Beautiful: A Philosophy of Black Aesthetics - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul C. Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack is Beautiful\u003c\/i\u003e identifies and explores the most significant philosophical issues that emerge from the aesthetic dimensions of black life, providing a long-overdue synthesis and the first extended philosophical treatment of this crucial subject.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe first extended philosophical treatment of an important subject that has been almost entirely neglected by philosophical aesthetics and philosophy of art\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTakes an important step in assembling black aesthetics as an object of philosophical study\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnites two areas of scholarship for the first time - philosophical aesthetics and black cultural theory, dissolving the dilemma of either studying philosophy, or studying black expressive culture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings a wide range of fields into conversation with one another- from visual culture studies and art history to analytic philosophy to musicology - producing mutually illuminating approaches that challenge some of the basic suppositions of each\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWell-balanced, up-to-date, and beautifully written as well as inventive and insightful\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWinner of The American Society of Aesthetics Outstanding Monograph Prize 2017\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout black history and culture, aesthetics has long been a central concern for black thinkers and activists, and yet this important subject has been almost entirely neglected by philosophical aesthetics and philosophy of art.\u003ci\u003e Black is Beautiful\u003c\/i\u003e provides a long-overdue synthesis, identifying and exploring the most significant philosophical issues that emerge from the aesthetic dimensions of black life, both in the fine arts and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaylor forges a basic philosophical framework for comprehending black aesthetics. The book consists of eight chapters, each of which discusses a web of related themes and phenomena. Each chapter begins with one or two illustrative real-world examples, and then uses the complexities of these opening cases to introduce the relevant issues.\u003c\/p\u003e This highly engaging book enables readers to see the multiplicity of the practices and themes gathered within the field and effectively overturns conceptual barriers that obstruct adequate recognition of the meanings of black cultural works. \u003ci\u003eBlack is Beautiful\u003c\/i\u003e provides an original theory that fills a void in the expressive and theoretical resources in aesthetics literature.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul C. Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e teaches Philosophy and African American studies at the Pennsylvania State University, where he has also served as Head of the Department of African American studies. Professor Taylor has provided commentary on race and politics for newspapers and radio shows on four continents. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eRace: A Philosophical Introduction \u003c\/i\u003e(Polity, 2003; 2nd ed. 2013), has recently completed \u003ci\u003eOn Obama\u003c\/i\u003e (Routledge, 2015), and is one of the editors of the \u003ci\u003eRoutledge Companion to the Philosophy of Race\u003c\/i\u003e (forthcoming).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 23, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42718319738943,"sku":"9781405150620","price":145.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/17e011b871684b178eb418dc2ef4370d_01431e69-3cd8-4e84-8788-2d74e71237f7.webp?v=1765081503","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/black-is-beautiful-a-philosophy-of-black-aesthetics-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}