Art and Essence

Inbunden, Engelska, 2003

Del i serien Studies in Art, Culture, and Communities

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Beskrivning

This exceptional new collection comprises 13 new essays on the nature and definability of art. Presenting a wide offering of contemporary philosophical perspectives—including theoretical, historical, cross-cultural, and evolutionary—Art and Essence offers thorough critical discussion on the extensive contemporary philosophical literature on the subject. The work here contrasts the idea of theorizing about why we make and consume art with that of defining it; furthermore, the authors consider the possibility that art has no definable essence and discusses differences and connections between art and nature. More historical chapters focus on ancient and medieval approaches to art, while others discuss the work of philosophers such as Hume, Kant, and Nietzsche.Non-Western cultures cultivated their own, distinctive art practices and philosophies, as discussed in chapters on India and Japan, and contemporary philosophers have added their own unique perspectives. The authors are among the leading philosophers on the subjects they cover, making Art and Essence an invaluable tool for scholars of a wide variety of fields.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2003-10-30
Mått:156 x 235 x 19 mm
Vikt:539 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Studies in Art, Culture, and Communities
Antal sidor:272
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780275977665

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Mer om författaren

STEPHEN DAVIES teaches philosophy at the University of Auckland. He is the author of Definitions of Art, Musical Meaning and Expression, and Musical Works and Performances, and the editor of Art and Its Messages.ANANTA C. SUKLA is Professor of English at Sambalpur University in India. He is the founding editor of The Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics and the editor of the Praeger series Studies in Art, Culture, and Communication.

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[A] thoughtfully sequenced and interrelated series of essays on art and it essence.

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionTheoretical PerspectivesEssential Distinctions for Art Theorists by Stephen DaviesArt, Essence, and Wittgenstein by Graham McFeeNature, Gardens, Art: The Problem of Appreciation by Stephanie RossHistorical PerspectivesArt and Beauty in Antiquity and the Middle Ages by Liberato Santoro-BrienzaArt and the Aesthetic: Hume, Kant, and the Essence of Art by Dabney TownsendHegel and Nietzsche on Life and Dramatic Character by Robert WicksCross Cultural PerspectivesAbhinavagupta's Definition of Art: Ontology verses Essentialism by Ananta Ch. SuklaRepresenting the Essence of Objects: Art in the Japanese Aesthetic Tradition by Yuriko SaitoWestern and Non-Western Concepts of Art: Universality and Authenticity by Larry ShinerContemporary PerspectivesHistorical Definitions of Art by Kathleen StockThe Ontology of Art Interpretation by Robert SteckerAesthetification as a Feminist Strategy: On Art's Relational Politics by Monique RoelofsUniversalism, Evolutionary Psychology, and Aesthetics by Denis DuttonBibliographyIndex