How Long to Read Aesthetics

How Long Does it Take to Read Aesthetics?

It takes the average reader 10 hours and 10 minutes to read Aesthetics by Dietrich Von Hildebrand

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

With the release of Aesthetics Volume II, the Hildebrand Press introduces English readers to a major new work of philosophical aesthetics. Written in the early 1970s during the last years of his life, as if harvesting a lifetime of reflection, Dietrich von Hildebrand's Aesthetics is a uniquely encompassing work. The first volume develops an original theory of the beautiful, and the second applies that theory with tremendous breadth and attention to the various types of artwork and to many of the world's most beloved works of art. It is a testament to the work's broad significance that two of the most respected voices in contemporary aesthetics have joined together to offer forewords to each volume: Dang Gioia to Volume I, and Sir Roger Scruton to Volume II. Sir Roger Scruton writes on Volume II: "In this second volume of his treatise on the subject Hildebrand assembles the results of a lifetime's thought about the arts, and expresses his devotion to beauty in terms that the reader will find immediately engaging." He continues: "Most philosophers of aesthetics content themselves with a few examples from the realm of art, and make no attempt to explore the distinct disciplines or to catalogue all the parts that contribute to the overall aesthetic effect. One purpose of this second volume, however, is to show the completeness of the artistic enterprise, and the way in which it penetrates human life in its entirety, so that the idea of beauty enters our practical activity at every point." Dietrich von Hildebrand's Aesthetics occupies a place in the great philosophical aesthetic tradition of Plato, Kant, and Hegel, while incorporating the fresh and fundamental insights of phenomenology. With this publication of the first English translation, Dietrich von Hildebrand becomes a contemporary spokesman and defender of the importance of beauty and aesthetic values at a time when many think that beauty is relative and art unnecessary.

How long is Aesthetics?

Aesthetics by Dietrich Von Hildebrand is 610 pages long, and a total of 152,500 words.

This makes it 206% the length of the average book. It also has 186% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Aesthetics Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 13 hours and 53 minutes to read Aesthetics aloud.

What Reading Level is Aesthetics?

Aesthetics is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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