The Abuse of Beauty : Aesthetics and the Concept of Art / Arthur C. Danto.
"A century ago, beauty was almost unanimously considered the supreme purpose of art and even synonymous with artistic excellence. Yet today beauty has come to be viewed as an aesthetic crime. Artists are now chastised by critics if their works seem to aim at beauty. In the last few years, howev...
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Language: | English |
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Chicago :
Open Court,
2003.
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Series: | Paul Carus lectures ;
21st ser. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: The Aesthetics of the Brillo Box
- 1. Beauty and the Philosophical Definition of Art
- 2. The Intractable Avant-Garde
- 3. Beauty and Beautification
- 4. Internal and External Beauty
- 5. Beauty and Politics
- 6. Three Ways to Look at Art
- 7. The Beautiful and the Sublime.