Philosophical Perspectives on Art

Name: Philosophical Perspectives on Art
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ISBN: 9780199202423

ISBN-10: 0199202427

ISBN-13: 9780199202423

Edition: 2007

Authors: Stephen Davies

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Philosophical Perspectives on Art presents a series of essays devoted to two of the most fundamental topics in the philosophy of art: the distinctive character of artworks and what is involved in understanding them as art. In Part I, Stephen Davies considers a wide range of questions about the nature and definition of art. Can art be defined, and if so, which definitions are the most plausible? Do we make and consume art because there are evolutionary advantages to doing so? Has art completed the mission that guided its earlier historical development, and if so, what is to become of it now? Should architecture be classified as an art form? Part II turns to the interpretation and…

Book details

List price: $90.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/23/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English



Introduction






Essential distinctions for art theorists



The cluster theory of art



Functional and procedural definitions of art



Non-Western art and art's definition



First art and art's definition



Aesthetic judgments, artworks, and functional beauty



Ellen Dissanayake's evolutionary aesthetic



Probably not the last word on the end of art



Is architecture an art?Part Two



Interpreting contextualities



Authors' intentions, literary interpretation, and literary value



True interpretations



Relativism in interpretation



Replies to arguments suggesting that critics' strong evaluations could not be soundly deduced



Truth-values and metaphors



The expression theory again


Bibliography


Index