Philosophy of Art: A Contemporary Introduction / Edition 1

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Overview

Philosophy of Art is a textbook for undergraduate students interested in the topic of 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. as well as historical approaches to the nature of art.
Throughout, abstract philosophical theories are illustrated by examples of both traditional and contemporary art including frequent reference to the avant-garde in this way enriching the readers understanding of art theory as well as the appreciation of art.
Unique features of the textbook are:
* chapter summaries
* summaries of major theories of art and suggested analyses of the important categories used when talking and thinking of art
* annotated suggested readings at the ends of chapters.

Also available in this series:
Epistemology Pb: 0-415-13043-3: £12.99
Ethics Pb: 0-415-15625-4: £11.99
Metaphysics Pb: 0-415-14034-X: £12.99
Philosophy of Mind Pb: 0-415-13060-3: £11.99
Philosophy of Religion Pb: 0-415-13214-2: £12.99

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Meet the Author

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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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction 1
Ch. 1 Art and representation 18
Pt. I Art as representation 19
Pt. II What is representation? 33
Ch. 2 Art and expression 58
Pt. I Art as expression 59
Pt. II Theories of expression 79
Ch. 3 Art and form 107
Pt. I Art as form 108
Pt. II What is artistic form? 137
Ch. 4 Art and aesthetic experience 155
Pt. I Aesthetic theories of art 156
Pt. II The aesthetic dimension 182
Ch. 5 Art, definition and identification 205
Pt. I Against definition 206
Pt. II Two contemporary definitions of art 224
Pt. III Identifying art 249
Index 269
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