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Art, Education, and the Democratic Commitment
D.T. Schwartz
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Hardback. This argument in favour of subsidizing the arts offers a distinctly political rationale for government support: engaging the arts helps develop the intellectual faculties of judgement. For those who oppose subsidy, it maps arts subsidy onto the larger landscape of political liberalism. Series: Philosophical Studies in Contemporary Culture. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ABA; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 459.
In reflecting on this book and the process of writing it, the most pervasive theme I find is that of confluence. I drew much of the energy needed to write the book from the energy that resides at the confluence, or nexus, of contrasting ideas. At the most general level, the topic of arts subsidy offered a means of exploring simultaneously two of my favorite philosophical subjects-aesthetics and politics. The risk of a dual focus is of course that you do neither topic justice. However, the bigger payoff of this strategy resides in finding new and interesting connections between two ... Read more
In reflecting on this book and the process of writing it, the most pervasive theme I find is that of confluence. I drew much of the energy needed to write the book from the energy that resides at the confluence, or nexus, of contrasting ideas. At the most general level, the topic of arts subsidy offered a means of exploring simultaneously two of my favorite philosophical subjects-aesthetics and politics. The risk of a dual focus is of course that you do neither topic justice. However, the bigger payoff of this strategy resides in finding new and interesting connections between two ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Series
Philosophical Studies in Contemporary Culture
Number of Pages
181
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792362920
SKU
V9780792362920
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