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Aesthetic and Artistic Autonomy

Aesthetic and Artistic Autonomy

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Series: Bloomsbury Studies in Philosophy

PhilosophyGeneral Art

ISBN10: 1474222935
ISBN13: 9781474222938
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: Feb 26 2015
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.80
Height: 0.54 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Whether art can be wholly autonomous has been repeatedly challenged in the modern history of aesthetics. In this collection of specially-commissioned chapters, a team of experts discuss the extent to which art can be explained purely in terms of aesthetic categories.

Covering examples from Philosophy, Music and Art History and drawing on continental and analytic sources, this volume clarifies the relationship between artworks and extra-aesthetic considerations, including historic, cultural or economic factors. It presents a comprehensive overview of the question

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