Meaning in the arts
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Meaning in the arts
（Midwest studies in philosophy, v. 27）
Blackwell, c2003
- : pbk., alk. paper
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Description and Table of Contents
Description
This Volume illuminates the notion of meaning in the arts-in literature, painting, music, and dance. Specific topics include theory in the arts; interpretations of meaning; objectivity in meaning; and the consumer as a participant in art.
Brings together articles from prominent philosophers and practitioners of the arts, which illuminate the notion of meaning in the arts.
Addresses meaning in literature, painting, music, and dance.
Explores the relationship between authorial intentions and the viewer's interpretation of meaning; the possibility (or impossibility) of objective meaning; and the role of the consumer as a participant in the work of art.
Table of Contents
1. Ode to Meaning: Robert Pinsky (Boston University). 2. Resurrecting the Author: Nicholas Wolterstorff (Yale University).
3. Meaning in the Work of Art: A Hermeneutic Perspective: Charles Guignon (University of South Florida).
4. Words for the Wordless: D.Z. Philips (Claremont Graduate University).
5. Musical Thinking: Jerrold Levinson (University of Maryland).
6. Is Twelve-Tone Music Artistically Defective?: Diana Raffman (Ohio State University).
7. Self-Mutilation, Interpretation, and Controversial Art: Jill Sigman (Artistic Director, jillsigman/thinkdance, New York City).
8. Time in Movies: Gideon Yaffe (University of Southern California).
9. Philosophy Screened: Experiencing The Matrix: Tom Wartenberg (Mount Holyoke College).
10. The Self-Disarmament of God As Evolutionary Pre-Adaption: Jack Miles (Getty Research Institute).
Midwest Studies in Philosophy 1976-2005.
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