Philosophy of Art

Name: Philosophy of Art
Price: 3.17 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9781405120234

ISBN-10: 1405120231

ISBN-13: 9781405120234

Edition: 2006 (Revised)

Authors: Stephen Davies

List price: $34.95

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Marketplace

2 new & used from $3.17

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

Description:

Written with clarity, wit, and rigor, The Philosophy of Art provides an incisive account of the core topics in the field. The first volume in the new Foundations of the Philosophy of the Arts series, designed to provide crisp introductions to the fundamental general questions about art, as well as to questions about the several arts (such as literature, music or painting). Presents a clear and insightful introduction to central topics and on-going debates in the philosophy of art. Eight sections cover a wide spectrum of topics such as the interpretation of art, the relation between art and moral values, and the expression and arousal of emotion through art. Pedagogical features…

Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/10/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



List of Figures


Preface


Acknowledgments



Evolution and Culture



Defining Art



Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art



Varieties of Art



Interpretation



Expression and Emotional Responses



Pictorial Representation and the Visual Arts



The Value of Art


Index