His "Indian style" verses reveal an elegant wit, a gift for the aphorism and the proverb, and a keen appreciation of philosophical and intellectual exercise.
The prevailing philosophical view of architectural appreciation is a psychological account with debts to the Kantian tradition: direct, immediate aesthetic experiences of architectural objects among individuals constitute the basis of appreciation.
However, while the idea of the picturesque continued to guide popular aesthetic appreciation of nature, the philosophical study of the aesthetics of nature, after flowering in the eighteenth century, went into decline.
My father was in his late 70s then, and his appreciation of the judge was philosophical, rueful, faintly amused.
In the last few decades, a renewed interest in Clarke's argument a priori and appreciation of his historical importance has more philosophers reading Clarke, and the estimation of his philosophical acuity has increased.
Lindemann's critique points to radical and profound ways in which feminist appreciation of the diverse workings of mind can enlarge philosophical inquiry.
The reader comes away with little palpable appreciation of what the different versions suggest about Shakespeare's larger philosophical vision or how variations in language affect the meaning of the actual plays.
Both philosophical doctrines and moral precepts are necessary and complementary to one another for an appreciation of the virtues and as guides to the good life.
