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What does a life with art offer that a life without art does not? This title asserts that the fundamental point of the enterprise of art is the creation and delivery of values that are not singularly available in the nonart world. It discusses visual art, literature, music, theater, and other art forms, arguing that as art both liberates.

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“The clearest, most carefully developed piece of philosophy I have ever read. Sleinis’s extensive knowledge of the arts themselves enables him to supply examples that are illuminating. A major contribution to aesthetics.”--George Dickie, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the author of Art and Aesthetic: An Institutional Approach

Art and Freedom

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      Publisher: University of Illinois Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 13/11/2002
      ISBN13: 9780252027772, 978-0252027772
      ISBN10: 0252027779
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      Theory of music and musicology Philosophy: aesthetics

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      Book Synopsis
      What does a life with art offer that a life without art does not? This title asserts that the fundamental point of the enterprise of art is the creation and delivery of values that are not singularly available in the nonart world. It discusses visual art, literature, music, theater, and other art forms, arguing that as art both liberates.

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      “The clearest, most carefully developed piece of philosophy I have ever read. Sleinis’s extensive knowledge of the arts themselves enables him to supply examples that are illuminating. A major contribution to aesthetics.”--George Dickie, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the author of Art and Aesthetic: An Institutional Approach

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