Name: The Body
SKU: 19366910
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Author: Arthur C. Danto
ISBN: 9780520229082

Type

Physical Book

Author

Arthur C. Danto

Publisher

University Of California Press

Year

2001

Language

English

Pages

262

Format

Paperback

ISBN

0520229088

ISBN13

9780520229082

Edition No.

Synopsis "The Body "

The overall subject of the essays in The Body/Body Problem is the traditional one of what our ultimate makeup is, as creatures with minds and bodies. The central thesis is that we are beings who represent―and misrepresent―actual and possible worlds. Addressing philosophical questions of mental representation, Danto presents his distinctive approach to some of the most enduring topics in philosophy. He is concerned with the nature of description, the status of the external world, action theory, the philosophy of history, and the philosophical status of psychoanalytic explanation. Representation is a central concept in philosophy, says Danto, with differences among philosophers arising in the ways they account for how representations connect to the world or to the individuals possessing them, and how they connect with one another to form systems of beliefs, feelings, and attitudes. In these essays Danto's own voice, with his arguments and speculations, provides rich philosophical pleasures that will endure, to borrow from Santayana, "under whatever sky."Arthur C. Danto is one of the most original and multitalented philosophers writing today, a thinker whose interests traverse the boundaries of traditional understandings of philosophy. Best known for his contributions to the philosophy of art and aesthetics, Danto is also esteemed for his work in the history of philosophy, the philosophy of history, philosophical psychology, and action theory. These two volumes, each with an introduction by the author, contain essays spanning more than twenty-five years that have been selected to highlight the inseparability of philosophy and art in Danto's work. Together they present the thinking of Arthur C. Danto at his very best.

Arthur C. Danto

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Arthur C. Danto (Ann Arbor, 1924 – New York, 2013) was an influential art philosopher, critic, and professor at Columbia University. Known for his theory of the “end of art”, he argued that, after the disruptions of the 20th century, art no longer follows a linear historical narrative. His concept of the “artworld” holds that a work is art if it is accepted by the art community. Danto was also an art critic at The Nation and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He received Fulbright and Guggenheim fellowships, and chaired the American Society for Aesthetics.

Among his most notable works are The Transfiguration of the Commonplace (1981), After the End of Art (1997), The Abuse of Beauty (2003), Beyond the Brillo Box (2003), and What Art Is (2013). His essay Encounters and Reflections (1990) won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism. Danto is considered a key figure in contemporary aesthetics, with a body of work that has deeply influenced art philosophy and cultural criticism.

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