Arguing about art : contemporary philosophical debates
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Arguing about art : contemporary philosophical debates
McGraw-Hill, c1995
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Description
This is an anthology covering 11 topics or debates in the philosophy of art, some of which have only recently emerged, whilst others have been debated for centuries. Each chapter contains two or more articles on the topic, preceded by a short introduction to the topic and followed by a select bibliography. A wide range of art forms are covered, as is the topic of appreciating nature.
Table of Contents
- Fakes and forgeries
- colourizing movies
- the "authentic" performance of music
- photography and representation
- appreciation, understanding and nature
- feelings and fictions
- the pleasures of tragedy
- sentimentality
- musical profundity
- art and truth
- feminism and aesthetics
- the idea of the museum.
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