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Informationen zum Autor Stephen Davies teaches philosophy at the University of Auckland. He is the author of Definitions of Art (1991), Musical Meaning and Expression (1994), Musical Works and Performances: A Philosophical Exploration (2001), and Themes in the Philosophy of Music (2003), and the editor of Art and Its Messages: Meaning, Morality, and Society (1997) and Art and Essence (2003). Klappentext Written with clarity, wit, and rigor, The Philosophy of Art provides an incisive account of the core topics in the field. The first volume in the new Foundations of the Philosophy of the Arts series, designed to provide crisp introductions to the fundamental general questions about art, as well as to questions about the several arts (such as literature, music or painting). Presents a clear and insightful introduction to central topics and on-going debates in the philosophy of art. Eight sections cover a wide spectrum of topics such as the interpretation of art, the relation between art and moral values, and the expression and arousal of emotion through art. Pedagogical features include full-color illustrations, vibrant examples, thought-provoking discussion questions and helpful suggested readings. Zusammenfassung * Presents a clear and insightful introduction to central topics and on-going debates in the philosophy of art. * Eight sections cover a wide spectrum of topics such as the interpretation of art! the relation between art and moral values! and the expression and arousal of emotion through art. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures. Preface. Acknowledgments. Why study the philosophy of art?. Applications and questions. References and readings. Acknowledgements. 1. Evolution and culture . A biological basis for art. The cultural invention of art. The big and the small picture. "It all depends what you mean by the word art.". Applications and Connections - the museum, tourist art, popular art, and ancient art. Questions. Further reading. 2. Defining art . Essentialism and anti-essentialism. Arguments against the project of definition. If not an essence, what unifies the concept of art?. Some definitions of art. Definitions and non-Western art. Taking stock. Applications and Connections - intuition versus definition, art's value and definition, Euthyphro and experts. Questions. Further reading. 3. Aesthetics and the philosophy of art . Aesthetic and artistic properties. An illustration. The aesthetic attitude and art for art's sake. Aesthetic theory criticized. Artworks that pose a challenge to aesthetic theory. Art's contextually relative properties. Art for art's sake, again. Applications and Connections - copies and misattributions, viscera and understanding. Questions. Further reading. 4. Varieties of art . Artworks as public items. Are artworks created or discovered?. Are all artworks potentially multiple?. Multiply instanced artworks. New works based on old ones. The ontological variety of works of art. Is the identity of an artwork fixed or evolving?. Applications and Connections - musical recordings, the movie of the movie, the matter replicator. Questions. Further reading. 5. Interpretation . When is interpretation necessary?. What is interpreted?. Actual intentionalism. Hypothetical intentionalism. Value maximization. Uses for interpretation. Theory-driven interpretation. Does interpretation change the work's meaning?. What is interpretation's primary purp...
