Art in context

Fenner, David E. W.

Art in context understanding aesthetic value / [electronic resource] : David E.W. Fenner. - Athens : Swallow Press/Ohio University Press, c2008. - xviii, 350 p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-343) and index.

A theory of "the aesthetic" -- The value of art -- Disinterest theory and formalist theory -- Contextualist theory -- Issues of definition -- Issues concerning the power of art -- Issues of meaningfulness -- Science and contextualist aesthetics -- A review of the arguments and evidence.


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Palo Alto, Calif. :
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2013.
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Aesthetics.
Experience.
Art--Philosophy.


Electronic books.

BH301.E8 / F46 2008eb

701/.17