The Philosophical Disenfranchisement of Art

by Arthur C. Danto

Book Overview

This acclaimed work is of interest to anyone who thinks seriously about art, as well as to philosophers, aestheticians, and art historians. Danto explores the inextricably linked but often misunderstood relationship between art and philosophy. In light of the book's impact -- especially the essay "The End of Art," which dramatically announced that art ended in the 1960s -- this enhanced edition includes a foreword by Jonathan Gilmore that discusses...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231063644
• ISBN13: 9780231063647
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"