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Philosophy of art : a contemporary introduction / Nöel Carroll

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Routledge contemporary introductions to philosophyPublication details: New York Routledge 1999Description: 273 pISBN:
  • 0415159636 (hbk.)
  • 0415159644 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 111.85 CAR-N
LOC classification:
  • BH39 .C376 1999
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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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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