The Creation of Art: New Essays in Philosophical Aesthetics

by Berys Gaut (Editor), Paisley Livingston (Editor)

Overview

Although creativity, from Plato onwards, has been recognized as a topic in philosophy, it has been overshadowed by investigations of the meanings and values of works of art. A distinguished roster of philosophers of art reviews this trend in this collection of essays. The collection appeals to philosophers of art and theorists in art history, cinema studies and literary criticism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521037792
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	07/19/2007
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 8.94(h) x 0.67(d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; Introduction: the creation of art: issues and perspectives Berys Gaut and Paisley Livingston; 1. How to create a fictional character Peter Lamarque; 2. Drawings as drawn: an approach to creation in an art Patrick Maynard; 3. Pentimento Paisley Livingston; 4. Exemplary originality: genius, universality and individuality Paul Guyer; 5. The inexplicable: some thoughts after Kant Ted Cohen; 6. Creativity and imagination Berys Gaut; 7. Explanations of creativity David Novitz; 8. Culture, convention and creativity Stein Haugom Olsen; 9. Art, creativity and tradition Noël Carroll; 10. Elster on artistic creativity Jerrold Levinson; 11. The transfiguration of classical Hollywood norms: on Von Sternberg's last films with Dietrich George Wilson; List of contributors; Index.

Editorial Reviews

"A great book...worth reading because it stimulates and educates. Also it put art in a new perspective for me. For the nmost part people will not have to have a background n art to understand and to enjoy this book." Dialogue

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