An Ontology Of Art (studies In Contemporary Philosophy)

Rejecting Goodman's distinction between autographic and allographic arts, and the dualistic ontology based on it, Currie attempts to construct a unified theory of the exemplification of art works, arguing that the action of the artist in arriving at the end product is part of that art work. Rejecting Goodman's distinction between autographic and allographic arts, and the dualistic ontology based upon it, the author attempts to construct a unified theory of the exemplification of art works. The book will be of interest to philosophers, aestheticians, and historians of art Front Matter....Pages i-xii Introduction....Pages 1-16 Empiricism....Pages 17-45 Art Works as Action Types....Pages 46-84 Authenticity....Pages 85-129 Back Matter....Pages 130-143