Aesthetic As Science of Expression and General Linguistics by Croce, Benedetto - 1955

Noonday Press, NY, 1955. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. "The Italian philosopher Benedetto Croce (1866-1952) spent most of his life as a private scholar in Naples. His 'Estetica', which first appeared in 1902, has remained a seminal work not only for aesthetics but also for general linguistics... this is not a narrow work dealing with the theory of art and criticism. For Croce intended this to be the first part of his 'philosophy of the spirit' and he thus presents a systematic general theory intended to solve all philosophical problems. The work presents an account of the structure of the human mind and shows how art arises naturally from that structure, as well as introducing the influential notion of the organic unity of a work of art. As a result, art is shown to be integral to any life and an essential aspect of what it is to be human. This new translation of the first and most important part of the work (Theory) supersedes the defective translation by D. Ainslie, first published in 1909. It is based on the most recent Italian edition (1990)... This publication will be of cardinal importance for all those interested in the philosophy of art, the history of criticism, and the history of linguistics." [Pub. Info] The previous owner's signature is that of a Federal Judge and Professor of Law at The University of Chicago. The book is in Very Good condition with only a minor tear to the top of the spine and a cracked hinge. REVISED EDITION, 3RD PRINTING.