Conversations on Art and Aesthetics
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Author Description
What is art? What counts as an aesthetic experience? Does art have to beautiful? Can one reasonably dispute about taste? What is the relation between aesthetic and moral evaluations? How to interpret a work of art? Can we learn anything from literature, film or opera? What is sentimentality? What is irony? How to think philosophically about architecture, dance, or sculpture? What makes something a great portrait? Is music representational or abstract? Why do we feel terrified when we watch a horror movie even though we know it to be fictional?In Conversations on Art and Aesthetics, Hans Maes discusses these and other key questions in aesthetics with ten world-leading philosophers of art: Noel Carroll, Gregory Currie, Arthur Danto, Cynthia Freeland, Paul Guyer, Carolyn Korsmeyer, Jerrold Levinson, Jenefer Robinson, Roger Scruton, and Kendall Walton.The exchanges are direct, open, and sharp, and give a clear account of these thinkers' core ideas and intellectual development. They also offer new insights into, and a deeper understanding of, contemporary issues in the philosophy of art.
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THE THESIS
This book investigates the fundamental nature of art and aesthetic experience through a series of structured dialogues with prominent contemporary philosophers. Hans Maes, a scholar of aesthetics, facilitates these discussions to bridge the gap between abstract theory and practical application. By engaging ten world-leading thinkers, the text examines how philosophical frameworks apply to diverse mediums including literature, film, architecture, and music. The primary argument posits that aesthetic inquiry remains a dynamic field that requires constant re-evaluation of traditional definitions and moral intersections.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Philosophical inquiries into the definition of art and the nature of aesthetic experience.
- Critical analysis of specific art forms including architecture, dance, sculpture, and film.
- Direct, open-ended interviews with ten influential philosophers of art, such as Arthur Danto and Roger Scruton.
- Explorations of the intersection between aesthetic judgment and moral evaluation.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts highlight this work as a highly accessible entry point for those seeking to understand the current landscape of aesthetic philosophy. Readers frequently note that the conversational format successfully distills complex academic theories into clear, manageable discussions.
Page Count:
320
Publication Date:
2017-07-25
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0199686106
ISBN-13:
9780199686100
Philosophy
Art
Non-Fiction
Aesthetics
Arts philosophy
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