Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art: The Analytic Tradition: An Anthology

This anthology provides comprehensive coverage of the majorcontributions of analytic philosophy to aesthetics and thephilosophy of art, from the earliest beginnings in the 1950’sto the present time.

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• Traces the contributions of the analytic tradition toaesthetics and the philosophy of art, from the 1950’s to thepresent time.
  
• Designed as a comprehensive guide to the field, it presents themost often-cited papers that students and researchersencounter.
  
• Addresses a wide range of topics, including identifying art,ontology, intention and interpretation, values of art, aestheticproperties, fictionality, and the aesthetics of nature.
  
• Explores particular art forms, including pictorial art,literature, music, and the popular arts.