Art and Knowledge

ISBN-13: 9780415256476 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 192 str.

James O. Young

Opis

Almost all of us would agree that the experience of art is deeply rewarding. Why this is the case remains a puzzle: why many of us find works of art much more important than other sources of pleasure? Art and Knowledge argues that the experience of art is so rewarding because it can be an important source of knowledge about ourselves and our relation to each other and to the world. The view that art is a source of knowledge can be traced as far back as Aristotle and Horace. Artists as various as Tasso, Sidney, Henry James and Mendelssohn have believed that art contributes to knowledge. As attractive as this view may be, it has never been satisfactorily defended, either by artists or philosophers.

Recenzje

'Young shows wide and thoughtful knowledge, and sincere appreciation of the arts.' - Eileen John, University of Louisville

'This is a controversial book and particularly to be valued for that reason.'

Spis treści

Preface, 1 What is art?, 2 On representation, 3 Art as inquiry, 4 Evaluation of art, 5 Avant-garde art and knowledge, Notes, Bibliography, Index

O autorze

James O. Young