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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 700.1
EAN num: 9780674903463
ISBN number: 0674903463
Label: Harvard University Press
Manufacturer: Harvard University Press
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Page Count: 224
Printing Date: September 20, 2006
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Mr. Danto argues that recent developments in the artworld, in particular the production of works of art that cannot be told from ordinary things, make urgent the need for a new theory of art and make plain the factors such a theory can and cannot involve. In the course of constructing such a theory, he seeks to demonstrate the relationship between philosophy and art, as well as the connections that hold between art and social institutions and art history. The book distinguishes what belongs to artistic theory from what has traditionally been confused with it, namely aesthetic theory and offers as well a systematic account of metaphor, expression, and style, together with an original account 0f artistic representation. A wealth of examples, drawn especially from recent and contemporary art, illuminate the argument.
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"One of the most philosophically interesting books to date in the philosophy of art.
Concerned with defining 'work of art' ...
Danto demonstrates an enviable breadth of KNOWLEDGE IN BOTH PHILOSOPHY AND ART HISTORY.
The result is a volume that is certain to be at the center of discusion in this area in the coming years."
---Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism
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I found this book very difficult to read. The sentences are very long and the vocabulary is high up there, especially for those who aren't philosophy majors. Some of his ideas are interesting, but I don't think he needed to write a book this thick to illustrate them. If you are a person who hates those who don't get to the point, then you'll hate this book. Unfortunately, if you have this text required for class, you will have to buy it. None of its text is available online even in the online libraries. There are also no study notes that I know of that is available on the web.
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One of the best philosophical works of the latter 20th century. Ranks alongside Goodman's 'Fact, Fiction and Forecast'. Of interest not merely to philosophers of aesthetics but also to anyone interested in problems of representation and ontology. A must for any serious student of the arts.
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For any scholar of aesthetics or modern art theory this book isa must. It only falls short in establishing a general theory of art that is applicable to all art forms (such as architecture and music), which Danto claims to be doing (but who has not?). Still, his insight remains crucial to understanding art forms and their meaning in the 20th century.
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