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Book Title
Art and Essence (Studies in Art, Culture, and Communities)
ISBN
9780275977665

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
0275977668
ISBN-13
9780275977665
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2426717

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
272 Pages
Publication Name
Art and Essence
Language
English
Subject
Criticism & Theory, General, Popular Culture, Aesthetics
Publication Year
2003
Type
Textbook
Author
Ananta C. Sukla, Stephen Davies
Subject Area
Art, Philosophy, Social Science
Series
Studies in Art, Culture, and Communities Ser.
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
19.9 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2002-190813
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"The editors have put together a thoughtfully sequenced and interrelated series of essays on art and its essence." Consciousness, Literature and the Arts, "The editors have put together a thoughtfully sequenced and interrelated series of essays on art and its essence."- Consciousness, Literature and the Arts, "[A] thoughtfully sequenced and interrelated series of essays on art and it essence." -- onsciousness, Literature and the Arts
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Dewey Decimal
111/.85
Table Of Content
Introduction Theoretical Perspectives Essential Distinctions for Art Theorists by Stephen Davies Art, Essence, and Wittgenstein by Graham McFee Nature, Gardens, Art: The Problem of Appreciation by Stephanie Ross Historical Perspectives Art and Beauty in Antiquity and the Middle Ages by Liberato Santoro-Brienza Art and the Aesthetic: Hume, Kant, and the Essence of Art by Dabney Townsend Hegel and Nietzsche on Life and Dramatic Character by Robert Wicks Cross Cultural Perspectives Abhinavagupta's Definition of Art: Ontology verses Essentialism by Ananta Ch. Sukla Representing the Essence of Objects: Art in the Japanese Aesthetic Tradition by Yuriko Saito Western and Non-Western Concepts of Art: Universality and Authenticity by Larry Shiner Contemporary Perspectives Historical Definitions of Art by Kathleen Stock The Ontology of Art Interpretation by Robert Stecker Aesthetification as a Feminist Strategy: On Art's Relational Politics by Monique Roelofs Universalism, Evolutionary Psychology, and Aesthetics by Denis Dutton Bibliography Index
Synopsis
This exceptional new collection comprises 13 new essays on the nature and definability of art. Presenting a wide offering of contemporary philosophical perspectives--including theoretical, historical, cross-cultural, and evolutionary-- Art and Essence offers thorough critical discussion on the extensive contemporary philosophical literature on the subject. The work here contrasts the idea of theorizing about why we make and consume art with that of defining it; furthermore, the authors consider the possibility that art has no definable essence and discusses differences and connections between art and nature. More historical chapters focus on ancient and medieval approaches to art, while others discuss the work of philosophers such as Hume, Kant, and Nietzsche. Non-Western cultures cultivated their own, distinctive art practices and philosophies, as discussed in chapters on India and Japan, and contemporary philosophers have added their own unique perspectives. The authors are among the leading philosophers on the subjects they cover, making Art and Essence an invaluable tool for scholars of a wide variety of fields.
LC Classification Number
BH39

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