Art and essence

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Westport, Conn.: Praeger (2003)
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Presents a wide offering of contemporary philosophical perspectives--including theoretical, historical, cross-cultural, and evolutionary--regarding the nature of art and the possibility of its definition.

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BH39.A685 2003

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0275977668

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The Ontology of Art Interpretation.Robert Stecker
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The definition of art.Thomas Adajian - 2018 - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Idealist Origins: 1920s and Before.Martin Davies & Stein Helgeby - 2014 - In Graham Oppy & Nick Trakakis (eds.), History of Philosophy in Australia and New Zealand. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. pp. 15-54.

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