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Definitions of Art

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Description for Definitions of Art Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.

In the last thirty years, work in analytic philosophy of art has flourished, and it has given rise to considerably controversy. Stephen Davies describes and analyzes the definition of art as it has been discussed in Anglo-American philosophy during this period and, in the process, introduces his own perspective on ways in which we should reorient our thinking.

Davies conceives of the debate as revealing two basic, conflicting approaches—the functional and the procedural—to the questions of whether art can be defined, and if so, how. As the author sees it, the functionalist believes that an object is a work of ... Read more

Because it has generated so much of the recent literature, Davies starts his analysis with a discussion of Morris Weitz's germinal paper, "The Role of Theory in Aesthetics." He goes on to examine other important works by Arthur Danto, George Dickie, and Ben Tilghman and develops in his critiques original arguments on such matters of the artificiality of artworks and the relevance of artists' intentions.

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Product Details

Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
Weight
354g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801497940
SKU
V9780801497940
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Ref
99-1

About Stephen Davies
Stephen Davies teaches in the Department of Philosophy of the University of Auckland. He is the author of Musical Meaning and Expression, also from Cornell, Musical Works and Performances, Themes in the Philosophy of Music, and The Philosophy of Art. He is editor of Art and Its Messages and Art and Its Essence.

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