Overview

Philosophy of Art is a textbook for undergraduate students studying philosophical aesthetics. It introduces the techniques of analytic philosophy, as well as key topics such as the representational theory of art, formalism, neo-formalism, aesthetic theories of art, neo-Wittgensteinism, the Institutional Theory of Art and historical approaches to the nature of art. Throughout the book, abstract philosophical theories are illustrated by examples of both traditional and contemporary art, enriching the reader's understanding of art theory as well as the appreciation of art.

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Author:   Noël Carroll
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9780415159630

ISBN 10:   0415159636
Pages:   286
Publication Date:   16 September 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction, 1. Art and representation, Part I Art as representation, Part II What is representation? 2. Art and expression, Part I Art as expression, Part II Theories of expression, 3. Art and form, Part I Art as form, Part II What is artistic form? 4. Art and aesthetic experience, Part I Aesthetic theories of art, Part II The aesthetic dimension, 5. Art, definition and identification, Part I Against definition, Part II Two contemporary definitions of art, Part III Identifying art.

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The book's strength is its concise and straightforward deciphering of a variety of representations in a dense manner. <br>-Choice, May 2000 <br>

The book's strength is its concise and straightforward deciphering of a variety of representations in a dense manner. -Choice, May 2000

Author Information

Noel Carroll is the Monroe C. Beardsley Professor of the Philosophy of Art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is currently also President of the American Society for Aesthetics and has been a documentary screenwriter and a journalist. Other books include, The Philosophy of Horror (Routledge, 1990) and A Philosophy of Mass Art (1998).

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