Beyond art

The author articulates and defends a buck passing theory of art, namely that a work of art is nothing but a work in one of the arts. Having traced philosophical interest in theories of art to a reaction to certain puzzle cases of avant-garde art, he argues that none of the theories that have dominat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lopes, Dominic McIver (Author)
Resource Type: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press [2014]
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Table of Contents:
  • Beyond theories of art
  • After the beginning of art
  • Passing the buck on art
  • Art in culture
  • The myth of artistic value
  • Beyond bricolage
  • Appreciative kinds and media
  • Appreciative practices
  • Aesthetic appreciation
  • Much ado about art.