Project Gutenberg 2004-09-17 Public domain in the USA. 135 Reynolds, Frances 1729 1807 Clifford, James L. (James Lowry) 1901 1978 Clifford, James Lowry 51013000 An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Taste, and of the Origin of our Ideas of Beauty, etc. Augustan Reprint Society, publication number 27 E-text prepared by S. R. Ellison, David Starner, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Taste, and of the Origin of our Ideas…" by Frances Reynolds is a philosophical treatise written in the late 18th century. The work falls under the category of scientific publication, specifically within the realm of aesthetics, and engages deeply with the notions of taste, beauty, and moral excellence. Reynolds offers her insights during a transformative period in the philosophy of art and aesthetics, when thinkers were moving away from strict classical standards and beginning to explore more subjective interpretations of beauty. In this work, Reynolds embarks on an exploration of aesthetic principles, dissecting the nature and origin of taste through a thoughtful analysis. She presents a mental schema involving concepts such as common sense, beauty, grace, and sublimity, highlighting their interconnections and the moral implications of aesthetic appreciation. Through careful reasoning, she argues for the inherent relationship between beauty and moral virtue, suggesting that true taste arises from a deep-seated impulse toward good. Notably, her thoughts exhibit originality, even as they grapple with prevailing philosophical ideas of her time, leading to an examination of how personal and cultural perceptions shape our understanding of beauty and taste in both art and nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Aesthetics Art -- Philosophy N Text Category: Art Category: Philosophy & Ethics 115397 2025-07-06T05:36:44.236172 text/html 115401 115252 2024-11-06T08:14:00.147344 2023-10-06T09:21:54.706803 text/html text/html 148055 2025-07-06T05:36:50.277130 application/epub+zip 147773 2025-07-06T05:36:47.640124 application/epub+zip 96704 2025-07-06T05:36:46.487139 application/epub+zip 366065 2025-07-06T05:36:52.142148 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 353193 2025-07-06T05:36:49.551094 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 127146 2022-09-07T02:25:00.125030 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 99483 2025-07-06T05:36:43.997135 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 79338 2024-10-28T20:26:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18541 2025-07-06T05:36:52.271114 application/rdf+xml 25546 2025-07-06T05:36:46.981110 image/jpeg 4657 2025-07-06T05:36:46.733118 image/jpeg 147202 2025-07-06T05:36:44.246148 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia