Author : Theodore Gracyk
Release : 2012
Genre : Art
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 165/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Philosophy of Art by : Theodore Gracyk
Download or read book The Philosophy of Art written by Theodore Gracyk. This book was released on 2012. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[This] is [an] ... introduction to current key issues and debates in aesthetics and philosophy of art. Chapters on standard topics are balanced by topics of interest to today's students, including creativity, authenticity, cultural appropriation, and te distinction between popular and fine art. Other topics include emotive expression, definitional strategies, and artistic value. ... Major current theories are set beside key ideas from Plato, Aristotle, [Immanuel] Kant, [Karl] Marx and [Georg Wilhelm Friedrich ] Hegel. ..."--Back cover.