{"product_id":"9781614871972","title":"Elements of Criticism: In Two Volumes","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElements of Criticism\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is Kames’s most influential work. When it first appeared, in 1762, it was the most comprehensive philosophical work on “criticism” in English, and it was published in five editions during Kames’s lifetime and another forty editions over the next century. In America, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElements of Criticism\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e served as a standard text for college students of English.In \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElements\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, Kames sets out his argument that the “science of criticism” is a “rational science”; it is “a subject of reasoning as well as of taste.” By examining human reactions to art and literature, Kames believed that we could enhance our understanding of the human mind, just as an understanding of the mind could enrich our responses to the arts. Volume one explores the nature and causes of the emotions and passions.Volume two delineates principles of rhetoric and literary appreciation, ending with a discussion of the formation of a standard of taste. Kames illustrated both volumes with a vast range of examples from classical literature and the arts of his own day.With this publication, Liberty Fund makes a modern version of this influential work available for a wide readership. The Liberty Fund edition is based on the text of the sixth edition of 1785, which was the last edition authorized by Kames himself..\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHenry Home, Lord Kames\u003c\/strong\u003e (1696–1782), one of the leaders of the Scottish Enlightenment, was a judge in the supreme courts of Scotland and wrote extensively on morals, religion, education, aesthetics, history,\u003cbr\u003epolitical economy, and law, including natural law. His most distinctive contribution came through his works on the nature of law, where he sought to combine a philosophical approach with an empirical history of legal evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor Emeritus of\u003cbr\u003ePhilosophy at the University of\u003cbr\u003eEdinburgh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKnud Haakonssen\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Intellectual History and Director of the Centre for Intellectual History at the University of\u003cbr\u003eSussex, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Liberty Fund Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47163854094576,"sku":"9781614871972","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781614871972_p0.jpg?v=1763849364","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781614871972","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}