Philosophy and the Arts

This volume contains notable essays on philosophy and the arts based on the Royal Institute of Philosophy lecture series.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of contributors; Preface; 1. On sculpture Anthony O'Hear; 2. For the love of art: artistic values and appreciative virtue Matthew Kieran; 3. Authorial intention and the pure musical parameters Peter Kivy; 4. Popular song as moral microcosm: life lessons from jazz standards Jerrold Levinson; 5. Is there still life in still life? Anthony Savile; 6. On cinematic genius: ontology and appreciation Paisley Livingston; 7. The poetic image Martin Warner; 8. Depiction John Hyman; 9. The problem of perfect fakes M. W. Rowe; 10. Music, metaphor and society: some thoughts on Scruton Robert Grant; 11. Brilliant performances Aaron Ridley; 12. Artistic truth Andy Hamilton.

Zusammenfassung

In this volume distinguished aestheticians consider the ways in which painting, sculpture, music, poetry and the cinema approach their subject matter and add to our aesthetic understanding. The volume contains discussions of artistic value, truth, performance and fakes which will be of interest both to aestheticians and philosophers more generally.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: &apos, Anthony hear, O&apos, Anthony O'Hear, Anthony O''''hear, Anthony (Royal Institute of Philosophy O''''hear
• Mitarbeit: Anthony O'Hear (Herausgeber), Anthony (Royal Institute of Philosophy O'Hear (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 28.03.2013
• EAN: 9781107661745
• ISBN: 978-1-107-66174-5
• Seiten: 272
• Serien: Royal Institute of Philosophy; Royal Institute of Philosophy; Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplements
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Kunst > Allgemeines, Lexika; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Philosophie: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke