Hugo A. Meynell's Books

This is an introduction to the philosophy of a Christian thinker of the 20th century. The author pursues his thesis through mathematics, empirical science, common sense, depth psychology and social theory, into metaphysics, ethics and natural theology.

The Nature of Aesthetic Value proposes that aesthetic goodness, the property in virtue of which works of art are valuable, is a matter of their capacity in appropriate circumstances to give satisfaction. It inquires into the nature of this satisfaction, arguing that it consists of the extension and clarification of consciousness. This provides a basis for treatment of the ancient problem of the relation between cultivation of the arts and the pursuit and maintenance of the true and the good. The book summarizes critics' judgments and arguments on literature, the visual arts, and music, testing the author's theory about the nature of aesthetic opinion.

In a contemporary climate that dismisses philosophy as an outmoded and increasingly useless discipline, philosophers have been forced to reconsider much that they have taken for granted. Scholar Hugo Meynell's insightful reassessment of the foundations and nature of knowledge is a stunning response to that demand.

An excellent introductory survey which combines brevity, lucidity and adequate documentation with critical reflection.

Book's by Hugo A. Meynell

An Introduction to the Philosophy of Bernard Lonergan

An Introduction to the Philosophy of Bernard Lonergan

The Nature of Aesthetic Value

The Nature of Aesthetic Value

Redirecting Philosophy

Redirecting Philosophy

The Nature of Aesthetic Value

The Nature of Aesthetic Value

An Introduction to the Philosophy of Bernard Lonergan

An Introduction to the Philosophy of Bernard Lonergan

An Introduction to the Philosophy of Bernard Lonergan

An Introduction to the Philosophy of Bernard Lonergan

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