But Is It Art?: The Value of Art and the Temptation of Theory
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Author(s)Benjamin R. Tilghman
PublisherBlackwell Pub
ISBN / ASIN0631150994
ISBN-139780631150992
Sales Rank5,032,646
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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A work using Wittgenstein's concept of philosophy to argue against the possibility of theories that seek to define art. It claims that the problems about identification and evaluation of works of art is that these problems are not theoretical, but grow out of our artistic traditions and practice.