| Title | Black is Beautiful : A Philosophy of Black Aesthetics |
| Publication Type | Book |
| Year of Publication | 2016 |
| Author | Taylor, Paul C. |
| Number of Pages | 216 |
| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
| City | Oxford |
| Publication Language | English |
| ISBN or ASIN Number | 1405150637 |
| Keywords | Aesthetics, Black history, Culture, Philosophy |
| URL | https://www.amazon.com/Black-Beautiful-Philosophy-Aesthetics-Foundations/dp/1405150637/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1481145921&sr=1-1&keywords=Black+is+beautiful |
| Copies at the Archive | 1 |
Black is Beautiful 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.
- The first extended philosophical treatment of an important subject that has been almost entirely neglected by philosophical aesthetics and philosophy of art
- Takes an important step in assembling black aesthetics as an object of philosophical study
- Unites 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
- Brings 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
- Well-balanced, up-to-date, and beautifully written as well as inventive and insightful
