Art, Mind, and Religion: Proceedings of the 1965 Oberlin Colloquium in Philosophy

By W.H. Capitan

This volume offers an unusual variety of topics presented during the sixth annual Oberlin Colloquium in Philosophy. The subjects covered include: refuting J. L. Austin's attempt to destroy philosophers' assumptions on the nature and purpose of a \u201cstatement;\u201d false premises found in \u201cSt. Anselm's Four Ontological Arguments;\u201d pain in connection with brain-state and functional-state theories; aesthetics in light of questions of fraudulence in modern art and music, and an analytical deconstruction of mystical experience.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822983982
• ISBN13: 9780822983989
• Release Date: March 1967
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.8"