Philosophical Perspectives on Art

by Stephen Davies and Stephen Davies

Book Overview

Philosophical Perspectives on Art presents a series of essays devoted to two of the most fundamental topics in the philosophy of art: the distinctive character of artworks and what is involved in understanding them as art. In Part I, Stephen Davies considers a wide range of questions about the nature and definition of art. Can art be defined, and if so, which definitions are the most plausible? Do we make and consume art because there are evolutionary...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199202427
• ISBN13: 9780199202423
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"