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Full-Text Articles in Arts and Humanities
Art Concept Pluralism Undermines The Definitional Project, P.D. Magnus, Christy Mag Uidhir
Art Concept Pluralism Undermines The Definitional Project, P.D. Magnus, Christy Mag Uidhir
Philosophy Faculty Scholarship
This discussion note addresses Caleb Hazelwood’s ‘Practice-Centered Pluralism and a Disjunctive Theory of Art.’ Hazelwood advances a disjunctive definition of art on the basis of an analogy with species concept pluralism in the philosophy of biology. We recognize the analogy between species and art, we applaud attention to practice, and we are bullish on pluralism— but it is a mistake to take these as the basis for a disjunctive definition.
The Philosophy Of Dance, Aili W. Bresnahan
The Philosophy Of Dance, Aili W. Bresnahan
Philosophy Faculty Publications
This encyclopedia entry surveys the field of philosophy of dance both within and beyond Western philosophical aesthetics.
Art History Articles, Don Wightman
Art History Articles, Don Wightman
Course Content
A list of writings on art and art philosophy by Edmund Burke Feldman, C.S. Lewis, John Hospers, Clive Bell, Leo Tolstoy, Peter Wollen, and Joseph Kosoth.
The Art Scenes, Jozef Kovalčik, Max Ryynänen
The Art Scenes, Jozef Kovalčik, Max Ryynänen
Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)
"The art scene in Berlin is political." "The Atlanta hip hop scene is red hot!" These are remarks we have heard lately about scenes. Scenes are a commonplace in art talk. But what are scenes, and what is their role in arts? Aestheticians, art theorists, and art historians often pay attention to different scenes. Although many classics in the field are based on comments regarding only one scene, which is, for example, the case with Arthur C. Danto's "The Artworld" (1964) and Susan Sontag's "Notes on Camp" (1964), which both focus on New York, there is still no discussion about …
The Struggle To Communicate: Art, Embodiment, And Overcoming Isolation In The Text And Illustrations Of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner, Hallie Anne Brinkman
The Struggle To Communicate: Art, Embodiment, And Overcoming Isolation In The Text And Illustrations Of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner, Hallie Anne Brinkman
Honors Projects
The following paper, at its heart, consists of an exploration of Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, as well as of three sets of its illustrations by Gustave Doré, Hunt Emerson, and Ed Young. This task is approached with a few central questions in mind, questions drawn both from Coleridge’s other philosophical works and, primarily, from the poem itself: is a work of art a “thought” or a “thing”? How do human beings, isolated in their physical bodies, communicate and connect? How might an exploration of the poem in conjunction with its illustrations – a layering of …
Professional Wrestling: Local Performance History, Global Performance Praxis, Neal Anderson Hebert
Professional Wrestling: Local Performance History, Global Performance Praxis, Neal Anderson Hebert
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Professional Wrestling: Local Performance History, Global Performance Praxis, is a work of interdisciplinary scholarship (combining elements of theatre history, performance studies, and philosophy) that addresses an area of performance currently under-researched within the liberal arts and humanities: professional wrestling. My dissertation directs much-needed attention to the fact that professional wrestling is the only kind of live drama many Americans ever see (or even want to see). Although it is no doubt easy for theatre historians and performance theorists to dismiss this performance practice because of its location somewhere between “illegitimate sport” and “lowbrow popular entertainment,” I contend that United States …
The Politics Of Representation: The Role Of The Gaze In Pornography, Jennifer Jeffers
The Politics Of Representation: The Role Of The Gaze In Pornography, Jennifer Jeffers
Jennifer M. Jeffers
An accessible reader/text for beginning students of philosophy, this volume offers a broad scope of diverse classic and contemporary selections – with a narrative and format that presents difficult issues and readings in a simplified but not condescending manner. The readings are grouped around major philosophic themes: logic, ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of religion, philosophy of art, and social and political philosophy. It also offers a selection of readings from Eastern philosophy.
Uncharted Space: The End Of Narrative, Jennifer Jeffers
Uncharted Space: The End Of Narrative, Jennifer Jeffers
Jennifer M. Jeffers
In the twentieth century painters, playwrights, and novelists began to produce non-representational works that eschewed narrative and were entirely devoted to an achromatic colorscape. Uncharted Space: The End of Narrative overturns critical exegesis that interprets these works as negative or as the «end» of art by offering a new way to think about and to articulate works devoid of narrative and color. When understood from a different critical perspective, art and literature produced at the end of narrative challenge our traditional ways of interpreting all art production. Nominated for Rene Wellek Prize, American Comparative Literature Association
Kierkegaard, Paraphrase, And The Unity Of Form And Content, Antony Aumann
Kierkegaard, Paraphrase, And The Unity Of Form And Content, Antony Aumann
Journal Articles
On one standard view, paraphrasing Kierkegaard requires no special literary talent. It demands no particular flair for the poetic. However, Kierkegaard himself rejects this view. He says we cannot paraphrase in a straightforward fashion some of the ideas he expresses in a literary format. To use the words of Johannes Climacus, these ideas defy direct communication. In this paper, I piece together and defend the justification Kierkegaard offers for this position. I trace its origins to concerns raised by Lessing and Mendelssohn about the relationship between form and content in works of art. I maintain that Kierkegaard follows early German …
The Role Of Poetry And Language In Hegel's Philosophy Of Art, Daniel Griffin
The Role Of Poetry And Language In Hegel's Philosophy Of Art, Daniel Griffin
Philosophy Theses
Hegel's view of poetry clarifies the overall role of language in his system and allows him to makes sense of a difficult linguistic issue: how to distinguish between poetry and prose. For Hegel, this distinction is crucial because it illuminates the different ways poetry and prose allow us to understand ourselves as members of an ethical community. In this paper, I argue, using Hegel, that the distinction between poetry and prose can only properly be understood in terms of their fundamentally different kinds of content instead of in terms of any formal differences between the two. Then, I address an …
Artists And Social Change, Curtis Carter
Artists And Social Change, Curtis Carter
Artists And Social Change, Curtis Carter
Philosophy Faculty Research and Publications
No abstract provided.
Danto And Art Criticism, Cynthia Freeland
Danto And Art Criticism, Cynthia Freeland
Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)
In this article I examine the relationship between Arthur Danto's philosophy of art and his practice of art criticism. Danto has said that he included many actual examples of discussions of art in The Transfiguration of the Commonplace because of the feeling that, previously, philosophers had theorized about art in a vacuum. And since the time of publishing that book, he has written on a wide variety of both historical and contemporary artists and art practices. Danto's philosophy of art commits him to an account of the practice of art criticism as interpretation. However, I question whether the Danto-esque interpretive …
Book Review Of Philip Pothen's "Nietzsche And The Fate Of Art", Murray Skees
Book Review Of Philip Pothen's "Nietzsche And The Fate Of Art", Murray Skees
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Bewitched, Bothered, And Bewildered: Reflections On Art, Fundamentalism, And Democracy, Daniel R. Denicola
Bewitched, Bothered, And Bewildered: Reflections On Art, Fundamentalism, And Democracy, Daniel R. Denicola
Philosophy Faculty Publications
This philosophical lecture explores the tension between art and morality, beginning with the opposing viewpoints—aestheticism and moralism—that one should trump the other. As exemplary case studies, several controversial art exhibits—works that fueled the culture wars of the 1980’s are examined to identify the concerns of advocates and critics. This leads to deeper reflections on the artistic assumptions of religious fundamentalism, the role of art in a democracy, and the possibility that artistic exploration can be a form of moral action.
Study Of Arts For Serviceable Insight, Lambert Zuidervaart
Study Of Arts For Serviceable Insight, Lambert Zuidervaart
Pro Rege
No abstract provided.
Toward A Shared Understanding Of The Arts, Lambert Zuidervaart
Toward A Shared Understanding Of The Arts, Lambert Zuidervaart
Pro Rege
This article is adapted from a speech that Dr. Zuidervaart presented in May 1982 at the Arts Seminar sponsored by the Fine Arts Division of the Dordt College Faculty.
Calvinism And Art (3), Nick Van Til
Calvinism And Art (3), Nick Van Til
Pro Rege
For part 1, see Pro Rege v.9, pp. 10-20, March 1981. For part 2, see Pro Rege v.10, pp. 13-20, September 1981.
Understanding Art, Nick Van Til