The Philosophy of Art: The Question of Definition: From Hegel to Post-Dantian Theories (Bloomsbury Studies in Philosophy)

Drawing on the philosophies of art developed by the continental authors and studies of Anglo-American philosophers, this book presents a panorama of the philosophy of art. It discusses definitions offered from the analytical school including Arthur Danto's representationalism, Dipert's theories of artefactualism, Dickie's institutional and procedural theories and Levinson's historical and cultural theories. From the continental theories it reflects on Hegel's notion of philosophy of art, Martin Heidegger's and Hans Georg Gadamer's hermeneutic tradition and Alexius Meinong's theory of objects. Read more... Abstract: Drawing on the philosophies of art developed by the continental authors and studies of Anglo-American philosophers, this book presents a panorama of the philosophy of art. It discusses definitions offered from the analytical school including Arthur Danto's representationalism, Dipert's theories of artefactualism, Dickie's institutional and procedural theories and Levinson's historical and cultural theories. From the continental theories it reflects on Hegel's notion of philosophy of art, Martin Heidegger's and Hans Georg Gadamer's hermeneutic tradition and Alexius Meinong's theory of objects "Drawing on the philosophies of art developed by the continental authors and studies of Anglo-American philosophers, this book presents a panorama of the philosophy of art. It discusses definitions offered from the analytical school including Arthur Danto's representationalism, Dipert's theories of artefactualism, Dickie's institutional and procedural theories and Levinson's historical and cultural theories. From the continental theories it reflects on Hegel's notion of philosophy of art, Martin Heidegger's and Hans Georg Gadamer's hermeneutic tradition and Alexius Meinong's theory of objects. This range of definitions and theories are judged and defended using a form of representationalism that begins with the results of Arthur Danto's thinking and integrates the aesthetic reflection of the Baumgarten School. The result is not only a presentation of philosophy of art from the beginning of the twentieth century to present day, but a study that proposes a theory capable of synthesizing the finest contributions of the analytic and continental traditions."--Bloomsbury Publishing. Cover 1 HalfTitle 2 Series 3 Title 4 Copyright 5 Dedication 6 Contents 8 Introduction: On the Philosophy of Art 10 1 Hegel or the beginning 10 2 Works of art and definitions/depositions 13 3 Questions of definition 16 4 The relationship with a close relative: Aesthetics 17 5 Prejudice in favour of beauty 21 6 Prejudice in favour of truth 23 1 The Twentieth Century and the Long History of the Imitative Theory 34 1 Plato, Aristotle and the duplicate world 34 2 The philosophical question of the twentieth century: What counts as a work of art? 45 2 Definitions 52 1 Institutional theories 52 2 Artefactualist theories 82 3 The aesthetic definition of art 90 4 Expressive theories 103 3 On the Impossibility of Definition 108 1 Neo-Wittgensteinian theories 108 2 Historical narratives . . . 116 3 The documental theory 124 4 Frescoditesta’s can opener and the cluster theories 130 4 Works of Art as Social and Historical Objects 134 1 Historical contextualism 136 2 The question reproposed: Homeless objects 141 Notes 178 Bibliography 186 Index 196 Content: Introduction: On the Philosophy of Art \ 1. The Twentieth Century and the Long History of the Imitative Theory \ 2. Definitions \ 3. On the Impossibility of Defining \ 4. Works of Art as Social and Historical Objects \ Notes \ Bibliography \ Index of Names Tiziana Andina ; Translated By Natalia Iacobelli. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.