For almost 300 years, five different art forms have used the same instructional method. This Common Arts Instructional Method (CAIM) can be explained using a variety of theories. The CAIM also offers the opportunity to understand instructional methods under the banner of design: instances of types rather than applications of laws or principles. The differences between theory and design are explored, and some recommendations are offered for striking new instances of this common type.

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_Cogito and the Unconscious_ Edited by Slavoj Zizek SIC: A series edited by Slavoj Zizek and Renata Salecl Durham and London: Duke University Press, 1998 ISBN 0-8223-2097-5 279 pp.