Dennis Dutton, a contributor, is a New Zealand author.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-262) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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"Art" as a cluster concept / Berys Gaut -- Is it reasonable to attempt to define art? / Robert Stecker -- Aesthetic concepts of art / James C. Anderson -- The institutional theory of art / George Dickie -- The deviant ontology of artworks / Joseph Margolis -- Art and meaning / Athur C. Danto -- A sustainable definition of "art" / Marcia Muelder Eaton -- Art: life after death? / George W.S. Bailey -- Glaring omissions in traditional theories of art / Peg Zeglin Brand -- Non-western art and art's definition / Stephen Davies -- "But they don't have our concept of art" / Denis Dutton.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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The contributors to Theories of Art Today address the assertion that the term "art" no longer holds meaning. They explore a variety of issues including: aesthetic and institutional theories of art, feminist perspectives on the philosophy of art, the question of whether art is a cluster concept, and the relevance of tribal art to philosophical aesthetics. Book jacket.