So, I plan to begin to self study aesthetics, and was wondering whether a working knowledge of art history would be helpful for the same? If so, would Gardner's History of Art be sufficient? Also, on a bit of a related note, would knowledge of critical theory be helpful?
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I think Gardner's is an excellent book. I don't think you need to study critical theory, maybe at some point, but it is not necessary for a beginning. Music: Second Viennese School: www3.northern.edu/robert.vodnoy/music%20history%20iv/… , Archtecture: google.com/amp/s/www.theartstory.org/amp/movement-bauhaus.htm Gropius later married Mahler's wife, a situation wherein Freud gave assistance to Mahler.– GordonCommented Jun 16, 2019 at 12:31
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I would use Vienna 1900-1914, its history, as a nexus, because it pays many dividends later on, but this is up to your personal taste. You can also study Apollinaire and "On the Subject of Modern Painting" mariabuszek.com/mariabuszek/kcai/DadaSurrealism/…, and Baudelaire: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Baudelaire, EA Poe too.– GordonCommented Jun 16, 2019 at 12:38
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For an anti-modern you could study TS Eliot. This is just one way to slice the cake, to give you some content for the study of philosophy, aesthetics itself.– GordonCommented Jun 16, 2019 at 12:44
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"Discovering Music, Early 20th Century. bl.uk/20th-century-music/articles/the-second-viennese-school– GordonCommented Jun 16, 2019 at 13:11
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@Gordon : Gardner (OP's choice) is really broad in time and space. Your recommendations particularly Schoenberg's music school is super avant garde modern. I would question the optimality of such recommendations. Of course he did ask about critical theory... So there's that slant– RushiCommented Jun 16, 2019 at 16:05
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