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- catalog abstract ""The view that art is a source of knowledge can be traced as far back as Aristotle and Horace. Artists as various as Tasso, Sidney, Pope, Shelley, Dylan Thomas, Reynolds, Constable, Trollope, Henry James and Mendelssohn have believed that art contributes to knowledge. As attractive as this view may be, it has never been satisfactorily defended, either by artists or by philosophers. Art and Knowledge reflects on the essence of art and argues that it ought to provide insight as well as pleasure. It argues that all the arts, including music, are importantly representational. This kind of representation is fundamentally different from that found in the sciences, but it can provide insights as important and profound as any available from the sciences. While science tries to exclude emotion, the emotional responses generated by artworks give them their cognitive value. Once we recognize that works of art can contribute to knowledge we can avoid thorough relativism about aesthetic value and we can be in a position to evaluate the avant-garde art of the past century." "Art and Knowledge is an exceptionally clear and interesting, as well as controversial, exploration of what art is and why it is valuable. It will be of interest to all philosophers of art, artists and art critics."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12292707.
- catalog created "2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2001.".
- catalog description ""The view that art is a source of knowledge can be traced as far back as Aristotle and Horace. Artists as various as Tasso, Sidney, Pope, Shelley, Dylan Thomas, Reynolds, Constable, Trollope, Henry James and Mendelssohn have believed that art contributes to knowledge. As attractive as this view may be, it has never been satisfactorily defended, either by artists or by philosophers. Art and Knowledge reflects on the essence of art and argues that it ought to provide insight as well as pleasure. It argues that all the arts, including music, are importantly representational. This kind of representation is fundamentally different from that found in the sciences, but it can provide insights as important and profound as any available from the sciences.".
- catalog description "1. What is art? Definitions of art. The relativity of arthood. Defining art responsibly. Why art ought to have cognitive value -- 2. On representation. What is representation? Types of representation. The representation of types. Visual art and semantic representation. Representation in literature. Representation in music: I. Representation in music: II -- 3. Art as inquiry. Ways to knowledge. Rejected alternatives. Interpretive illustration. Affective illustration and knowledge. What can be learned from art? Replies to objections. Cognitive value and the experience of art -- 4. Evaluation of art. Relativism and aesthetic value. The extent of aesthetic relativism. Criteria of evaluation -- 5. Avant-garde art and knowledge.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 174-177) and index.".
- catalog description "While science tries to exclude emotion, the emotional responses generated by artworks give them their cognitive value. Once we recognize that works of art can contribute to knowledge we can avoid thorough relativism about aesthetic value and we can be in a position to evaluate the avant-garde art of the past century." "Art and Knowledge is an exceptionally clear and interesting, as well as controversial, exploration of what art is and why it is valuable. It will be of interest to all philosophers of art, artists and art critics."--Jacket.".
- catalog extent "xi, 180 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0415256461".
- catalog identifier "041525647X (pbk.)".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London ; New York : Routledge,".
- catalog subject "111/.85 21".
- catalog subject "Aesthetics.".
- catalog subject "Arts Philosophy.".
- catalog subject "Avant-garde (Aesthetics)".
- catalog subject "BH39 .Y68 2001".
- catalog subject "Knowledge, Theory of.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. What is art? Definitions of art. The relativity of arthood. Defining art responsibly. Why art ought to have cognitive value -- 2. On representation. What is representation? Types of representation. The representation of types. Visual art and semantic representation. Representation in literature. Representation in music: I. Representation in music: II -- 3. Art as inquiry. Ways to knowledge. Rejected alternatives. Interpretive illustration. Affective illustration and knowledge. What can be learned from art? Replies to objections. Cognitive value and the experience of art -- 4. Evaluation of art. Relativism and aesthetic value. The extent of aesthetic relativism. Criteria of evaluation -- 5. Avant-garde art and knowledge.".
- catalog title "Art and knowledge / James O. Young.".
- catalog type "text".