A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and the Beautiful (Oxford World's Classics)
by Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke’s influential enquiry investigates the origins of ideas about the sublime and the beautiful. Combining philosophical reflection with an examination of aesthetic experience, this eighteenth-century work remains a significant contribution to the history of aesthetics and a key text in philosophical discussions of beauty.
About This Book
Edmund Burke’s A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and the Beautiful explores two central concepts in aesthetic thought.
The work considers how people form ideas of beauty and sublimity, and examines the experiences and qualities associated with each.
First published in the eighteenth century, Burke’s enquiry remains an important text in the history of philosophy and aesthetics.
This edition appears in the Oxford World’s Classics series.
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