This concise yet comprehensive introduction to the discipline of western aesthetical philosophy is focused directly on the central questions of aesthetics. Fenner arranges his analysis around four general themes--Experiences, Objects and Events, Meaning, and Judgment--that progress from issues of everyday experience to subjects of greater subtlety. Within these broader themes, Fenner explores such issues as The Aesthetic Attitude, Defining Art, and Reviewing Art Criticism.
Although a historical organization is employed wherever a particular movement unfolds from earlier movements, the...
This concise yet comprehensive introduction to the discipline of western aesthetical philosophy is focused directly on the central questions of aes...
The various lensesethical, political, sexual, religious, and so forththrough which we may view art are often instrumental in giving us an appreciation of the work. In "Art in Context: Understanding Aesthetic Value," philosopher David Fenner presents a straightforward, accessible overview of the arguments about the importance of considering the relevant context in determining the true merit of a work of art. "Art in Context" is a systematic, historically situated, and historically evidenced attempt to demonstrate the importance of considering contexts that will, in the vast majority of...
The various lensesethical, political, sexual, religious, and so forththrough which we may view art are often instrumental in giving us an appreciation...
The various lensesethical, political, sexual, religious, and so forththrough which we may view art are often instrumental in giving us an appreciation of the work. In "Art in Context: Understanding Aesthetic Value," philosopher David Fenner presents a straightforward, accessible overview of the arguments about the importance of considering the relevant context in determining the true merit of a work of art. "Art in Context" is a systematic, historically situated, and historically evidenced attempt to demonstrate the importance of considering contexts that will, in the vast majority of...
The various lensesethical, political, sexual, religious, and so forththrough which we may view art are often instrumental in giving us an appreciation...
This text addresses the dilemmas of ethics education - the questions of which ethics are taught to pupils and why. While teachers do not teach ethics or values as part of the curriculum, every day they help students make choices, help children learn to socialize, reinforce those behaviours that are successful and highlight those which should be avoided.
This text addresses the dilemmas of ethics education - the questions of which ethics are taught to pupils and why. While teachers do not teach ethics ...
