Description: Philosophical Perspectives on Art 1st Edition Hardcover w/ Dustjacket Hardcover with dustjacket as pictured. Dustjacket has some light rubbing marks. Covers are excellent. Pages are clean, unmarked by pen, pencil or marker, complete, undamaged with secure binding. Shipped in sturdy cardboard. Philosophical Perspectives on Art presents a series of essays devoted to two of the most fundamental topics in the philosophy of art: the distinctive character of artworks and what is involved in understanding them as art. In Part I, Stephen Davies considers a wide range of questions about the nature and definition of art. Can art be defined, and if so, which definitions are the most plausible? Do we make and consume art because there are evolutionaryadvantages to doing so? Has art completed the mission that guided its earlier historical development, and if so, what is to become of it now? Should architecture be classified as an art form?Part II turns to the interpretation and appreciation of art. What is the target and purpose of the critic's interpretation? Is interpretation primarily directed at uncovering artists' intended meanings? Can apparently contradictory interpretations of a given piece both be true? Are interpretative evaluations entailed by descriptions of a work's aesthetic and artistic characteristics? In addition to providing fresh answers to these and other central questions in aesthetics, Davies considers thenature and content of metaphor, and the relation between the expressive qualities of a work of art and the emotions of its creator. If you are the high bidder on more than one auction, I will be happy to save you some money on shipping costs by combining your purchases into one shipment if possible. I will send you an adjusted invoice shorty after auction ends. REFUNDS: As described and shown or money back, if returned in same condition within 14 days from time received.
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Item Length: 9.4in
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Author: Stephen Davies
Publication Name: Philosophical Perspectives on Art
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2007
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 20.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 286 Pages
