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Richard Wollheim''s classic reflection on art considers central questions regarding expression, representation, style, the significance of the artist''s intention and the essentially historical nature of art. Presented in a fresh series livery for the twenty-first century, with a specially commissioned preface written by Richard Eldridge, illuminating its continuing importance and relevance to philosophical enquiry, Art and its Objects continues to be a perceptive and engaging introduction to the questions and philosophical issues raised by works of art and the part they play in our culture and society. Wollheim''s insights into theories of art, criticism, perception and the nature of aesthetic value make this one of the most influential works on aesthetics of the twentieth century.

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'This concise, elegant and wide-ranging book has established itself as an indispensable text.' London Review of Books

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Preface to this edition Richard Eldridge; Preface to the second edition; The argument; Art and its objects; Supplementary essays; 1. The Institutional theory of art; 2. Are the criteria of identity for works of art aesthetically relevant?; 3. A note on the physical object hypothesis; 4. Criticism of retrieval; 5. Seeing-as, seeing-in and pictorial representation; 6. Art and evaluation; Bibliography.

Art and its Objects Cambridge Philosophy Classics

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 10/15/2015 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9781107113800
      978-1107113800
      ISBN-10 1107113806
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      Theory of art

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Richard Wollheim''s classic reflection on art considers central questions regarding expression, representation, style, the significance of the artist''s intention and the essentially historical nature of art. Presented in a fresh series livery for the twenty-first century, with a specially commissioned preface written by Richard Eldridge, illuminating its continuing importance and relevance to philosophical enquiry, Art and its Objects continues to be a perceptive and engaging introduction to the questions and philosophical issues raised by works of art and the part they play in our culture and society. Wollheim''s insights into theories of art, criticism, perception and the nature of aesthetic value make this one of the most influential works on aesthetics of the twentieth century.

      Trade Review
      'This concise, elegant and wide-ranging book has established itself as an indispensable text.' London Review of Books

      Table of Contents
      Preface to this edition Richard Eldridge; Preface to the second edition; The argument; Art and its objects; Supplementary essays; 1. The Institutional theory of art; 2. Are the criteria of identity for works of art aesthetically relevant?; 3. A note on the physical object hypothesis; 4. Criticism of retrieval; 5. Seeing-as, seeing-in and pictorial representation; 6. Art and evaluation; Bibliography.

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