Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art: The Analytic Tradition: an Anthology
This anthology provides comprehensive coverage of the major contributions of analytic philosophy to aesthetics and the philosophy of art, from the earliest beginnings in the 1950’s to the present time.\ \ \ Traces the contributions of the analytic tradition to aesthetics and the philosophy of art, from the 1950’s to the present time.\ Designed as a comprehensive guide to the field, it presents the most often-cited papers that students and researchers encounter.\ Addresses a wide range of...
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This anthology provides comprehensive coverage of the major contributions of analytic philosophy to aesthetics and the philosophy of art, from the earliest beginnings in the 1950’s to the present time. Traces the contributions of the analytic tradition to aesthetics and the philosophy of art, from the 1950’s to the present time. Designed as a comprehensive guide to the field, it presents the most often-cited papers that students and researchers encounter. Addresses a wide range of topics, including identifying art, ontology, intention and interpretation, values of art, aesthetic properties, fictionality, and the aesthetics of nature. Explores particular art forms, including pictorial art, literature, music, and the popular arts.
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsGeneral Introduction1Pt. IIdentifying Art71The Role of Theory in Aesthetics122What Makes a Situation Aesthetic?193The Artworld274Defining Art Historically355The New Institutional Theory of Art476An Aesthetic Definition of Art557Weitz's Anti-Essentialism63Pt. IIOntology of Art698The Ontological Peculiarity of Works of Art739What a Musical Work Is7810Platonism in Music: A Kind of Defense9211Art Works as Action Types103Pt. IIIAesthetic Properties12312Aesthetic Concepts12713Categories of Art14214The Possibility of Aesthetic Realism158Pt. IVIntention and Interpretation17315The "Meaning" of a Literary Work17716Intentions and Interpretations: A Fallacy Revived18917Intention and Interpretation in Literature20018The Constructivist's Dilemma223Pt. VValues of Art23319Aesthetic Appraisal and Works of Art23720Particularity, Art and Evaluation24321The Test of Time25322Artistic Value26223Tragedy and Moral Value27424The Ethical Criticism of Art283Pt. VIFictionality29525How Can We Be Moved by the Fate of Anna Karenina?30026Fearing Fictions30727The Logical Status of Fictional Discourse32028How Can We Fear and Pity Fictions?32829On the Cognitive Triviality of Art337Pt. VIIPictorial Art34530Are Representations Symbols?34931Photography and Representation35932Originals, Copies, and Aesthetic Value37533How Pictures Look38334On Pictorial Representation396Pt. VIIILiterature40735Style and Personality in the Literary Work41136Literary Aesthetics and Literary Practice42237The Death of the Author: An Analytical Autopsy433Pt. IXMusic44338Understanding Music44839The Profundity of Music46340The Expression and Arousal of Emotion in Music470Pt. XPopular Art48141The Power of Movies48542Prolegomena to Any Aesthetics of Rock Music49843Rock versus Classical Music505Pt. XIAesthetics of Nature51744Contemporary Aesthetics and the Neglect of Natural Beauty52145Appreciation and the Natural Environment53546The Aesthetic Appreciation of Nature543Index554
