The Philosophy of Art by Gracyk, Theodore -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Contents Preface page Acknowledgments 1 Meaning, Interpretation, and Picturing

1.1 Visual representations and pictures 1.2 Theories of picturing 1.3 Intentions and transparency in pictures and photographs 1.4 Indiscernible counterparts 1.5 Fine art

2 Art as Expression

2.1 Overview of expression theories 2.2 Tolstoy‘s account of expressive art 2.3 Collingwood‘s account of expressive art 2.4 The expressive persona 2.5 Expression as arousal 2.6 Revising the arousal theory 2.7 Expression as cognitive recognition

3 Meaning and Creativity

3.1 Plato on creativity 3.2 Kant on genius 3.3 Metaphorical exemplification 3.4 Hegel and Marx 3.5 Material bases of creativity 3.6 Feminism and creativity

4 Fakes, Originals, and Ontology

4.1 Multiple and singular 4.2 Abstract objects 4.3 Problems and implications 4.4 Fakes and originals 4.5 Objections and alternatives

5 Authenticity and Cultural Origins

5.1 Two kinds of contextualism 5.2 Four kinds of appropriation 5.3 Moral concerns 5.4 Culture 5.5 Cultural authenticity 5.6 Modernity and authenticity

6 Defining Art

6.1 Philosophical definition 6.2 Historical background 6.3 Functional definitions 6.4 Institutional definitions 6.5 Historical definitions 6.6 The cluster account

7 Aesthetics

7.1 Aesthetic judgments and properties 7.2 Supervenience 7.3 Two complications 7.4 Aesthetics and nature 7.5 Formalism and detachment 7.6 Making special 7.7 Pleasure and appreciation

8 Beyond the Fine Arts

8.1 Popular and mass art 8.2 Standard criticisms of popular art 8.3 Social consequences of popular culture 8.4 Gender and race 8.5 Everyday aesthetics

9 Artistic and Aesthetic Value

9.1 Th ree kinds of value 9.2 The uniqueness thesis 9.3 Value empiricism 9.4 Instrumental value 9.5 An alternative analysis 9.6 Appreciation 9.7 Cognitive value

10 Conclusion References Index