The Importance of Being Earnest about the Definition and Metaphysics of Art

The philosophy of art may be doomed, again and again but always once and for all, to define what it is to be a "work of art," an "artwork," "art," in the sense suited to "the fine arts." Modern efforts seem to end in exhaustion or bafflement or sheer scatter o...

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Published in:The Journal of aesthetics and art criticism 2010-06, Vol.68 (3), p.215-223
Main Author: MARGOLIS, JOSEPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abstract art
Aesthetics
Aristotelianism
Art criticism
Art objects
Arts organizations
Fine arts
Metaphysics
Modernist art
Philosophical analysis
Philosophy
Philosophy of art. Aesthetics
Visual arts
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Summary:The philosophy of art may be doomed, again and again but always once and for all, to define what it is to be a "work of art," an "artwork," "art," in the sense suited to "the fine arts." Modern efforts seem to end in exhaustion or bafflement or sheer scatter or a sort of bad faith that it was never really worth the bother in the first place.
ISSN:0021-8529
1540-6245
DOI:10.1111/j.1540-6245.2010.01413.x