Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art : The Analytic Tradition: an Anthology

by Lamarque, Peter; Olsen, Stein Haugom

• ISBN13: 9781405105828
• ISBN10: 1405105828
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-10-24
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This anthology provides comprehensive coverage of the major contributions of analytic philosophy to aesthetics and the philosophy of art, from the earliest beginnings in the 1950's to the present time. Traces the contributions of the analytic tradition to aesthetics and the philosophy of art, from the 1950's to the present time. Designed as a comprehensive guide to the field, it presents the most often-cited papers that students and researchers encounter. Addresses a wide range of topics, including identifying art, ontology, intention and interpretation, values of art, aesthetic properties, fictionality, and the aesthetics of nature. Explores particular art forms, including pictorial art, literature, music, and the popular arts.

Author Biography

Peter Lamarque is Professor of Philosophy and Head of Department at the University of York. He has published widely on fictionality, philosophy of literature, and aesthetics, including Truth, Fiction, and Literature (1994, with Stein Haugom Olsen) and Fictional Points of View (1996). He is Editor of the British Journal of Aesthetics and was also philosophy subject editor for the 10-volume Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics.

Stein Haugom Olsen is Chair Professor of Humanities and Head of the Department of Philosophy at Lingnan University, Hong Kong. He is the author of The Structure of Literary Understanding (1978) and The End of Literary Theory (1987), as well as more than forty articles on literary theory, literary criticism, and aesthetics. He is an elected fellow of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	x
General Introduction	1	(6)
Part I Identifying Art	7	(62)
Introduction	9	(3)
1 The Role of Theory in Aesthetics	12	(7)
Morris Weitz
2 What Makes a Situation Aesthetic?	19	(8)
J.O. Urmson
3 The Artworld	27	(8)
Arthur C. Danto
4 Defining Art Historically	35	(12)
Jerrold Levinson
5 The New Institutional Theory of Art	47	(8)
George Dickie
6 An Aesthetic Definition of Art	55	(8)
Monroe C. Beardsley
7 Weitz's Anti-Essentialism	63	(6)
Stephen Davies
Part II Ontology of Art	69	(54)
Introduction	71	(2)
8 The Ontological Peculiarity of Works of Art	73	(5)
Joseph Margolfs
9 What a Musical Work Is	78	(14)
Jerrold Levinson
10 Platonism in Music: A Kind of Defense	92	(11)
Peter Kivy
11 Art Works as Action Types	103	(20)
Gregory Currie
Part III Aesthetic Properties	123	(50)
Introduction	125	(2)
12 Aesthetic Concepts	127	(15)
Frank Sibley
13 Categories of Art	142	(16)
Kendall L. Walton
14 The Possibility of Aesthetic Realism	158	(15)
Philip Pettit
Part IV Intention and Interpretation	173	(60)
Introduction	175	(2)
15 The "Meaning" of a Literary Work	177	(12)
Stein Haugom Olsen
16 Intentions and Interpretations: A Fallacy Revived	189	(11)
Monroe C. Beardsley
17 Intention and Interpretation in Literature	200	(23)
Jerrold Levinson
18 The Constructivist's Dilemma	223	(10)
Robert Stecker
Part V Values of Art	233	(62)
Introduction	235	(2)
19 Aesthetic Appraisal and Works of Art	237	(6)
P.F. Strawson
20 Particularity, Art and Evaluation	243	(10)
Frank Sibley
21 The Test of Time	253	(9)
Anthony Savile
22 Artistic Value	262	(12)
Malcolm Budd
23 Tragedy and Moral Value	274	(9)
Peter Lamarque
24 The Ethical Criticism of Art	283	(12)
Bergs Gaut
Part VI Fictionality	295	(50)
Introduction	297	(3)
25 How Can We Be Moved by the Fate of Anna Karenina?	300	(7)
Colin Radford
26 Fearing Fictions	307	(13)
Kendall L. Walton
27 The Logical Status of Fictional Discourse	320	(8)
John Searle
28 How Can We Fear and Pity Fictions?	328	(9)
Peter Lamarque
29 On the Cognitive Triviality of Art	337	(8)
Jerome Stolnitz
Part VII Pictorial Art	345	(62)
Introduction	347	(2)
30 Are Representations Symbols?	349	(10)
Kendall L. Walton
31 Photography and Representation	359	(16)
Roger Scruton
32 Originals, Copies, and Aesthetic Value	375	(8)
Jack W. Meiland
33 How Pictures Look	383	(13)
Malcolm Budd
34 On Pictorial Representation	396	(11)
Richard Wollheim
Part VIII Literature	407	(36)
Introduction	409	(2)
35 Style and Personality in the Literary Work	411	(11)
Jenefer M. Robinson
36 Literary Aesthetics and Literary Practice	422	(11)
Stein Haugom Olsen
37 The Death of the Author: An Analytical Autopsy	433	(10)
Peter Lamarque
Part IX Music	443	(38)
Introduction	445	(3)
38 Understanding Music	448	(15)
Roger Scruton
39 The Profundity of Music	463	(7)
Peter Kivy
40 The Expression and Arousal of Emotion in Music	470	(11)
Jenefer M. Robinson
Part X Popular Art	481	(36)
Introduction	483	(2)
41 The Power of Movies	485	(13)
Noël Carroll
42 Prolegomena to Any Aesthetics of Rock Music	498	(7)
Bruce Baugh
43 Rock versus Classical Music	505	(12)
Stephen Davies
Part XI Aesthetics of Nature	517	(37)
Introduction	519	(2)
44 Contemporary Aesthetics and the Neglect of Natural Beauty	521	(14)
R.W. Hepburn
45 Appreciation and the Natural Environment	535	(8)
Allen Carlson
46 The Aesthetic Appreciation of Nature	543	(11)
Malcolm Budd
Index	554