Philosophy and the Arts
Philosophy and the Arts
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In this volume a group of distinguished aestheticians consider the distinctive ways painting, sculpture, music, poetry and the cinema approach their subject matter and add to our aesthetic understanding. In addition these are discussions of artistic value and artistic truth, of the value of performance and of the problem of fakes, all of which contribute to a volume which will be of interest both to aestheticians and philosophers more generally.
- Addresses important questions concerning the arts
- Contains essays from a number of distinguished philosophers and aestheticians
- Based on the Royal Institute of Philosophy's lecture series
Product details
May 2013Paperback
9781107661745
272 pages
228 × 153 × 12 mm
0.4kg
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Table of Contents
- List of contributors
- Preface
- 1. On sculpture Anthony O'Hear
- 2. For the love of art: artistic values and appreciative virtue Matthew Kieran
- 3. Authorial intention and the pure musical parameters Peter Kivy
- 4. Popular song as moral microcosm: life lessons from jazz standards Jerrold Levinson
- 5. Is there still life in still life? Anthony Savile
- 6. On cinematic genius: ontology and appreciation Paisley Livingston
- 7. The poetic image Martin Warner
- 8. Depiction John Hyman
- 9. The problem of perfect fakes M. W. Rowe
- 10. Music, metaphor and society: some thoughts on Scruton Robert Grant
- 11. Brilliant performances Aaron Ridley
- 12. Artistic truth Andy Hamilton.
