Alex Rajczi

The Art Experience (eBook, ePUB)

An Introduction to Philosophy and the Arts

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book takes readers on a journey that explores a series of fundamental questions about the nature of art and aesthetic value, showing how philosophical theories can affect our real-world experiences with many different mediums of art.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. April 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040014226
• Artikelnr.: 70127532

Autorenporträt

Alex Rajczi teaches at Claremont McKenna College, where he is the Deborah and Kenneth Novack '67 Professor of Ethics and Leadership and a George R. Roberts Fellow. He is the author of The Ethics of Universal Health Insurance (Oxford UP, 2019).

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements Introduction Part 1: Defining Art 1. Trying to Define Art 2. Functional Definitions of Art 3. Non-Functional Definitions of Art 4. The Possibility of Bias 5. Choosing a Definition Part 2: Experiencing Art 6. Selecting Art to Spend Time On 7. The Aesthetic Attitude 8. Viewpoint in Visual Art 9. Interpretation Part 3: Evaluating Art 10. Art and Knowledge 11. Art and Morality 12. Subjectivity and Objectivity References Index

Rezensionen

"The author has succeeded impressively in writing a book that will work well for newcomers to philosophy and the philosophy of art. The style is conversational, very clear, and approachable."

Mary Beth Willard, Weber State University, USA.