Philosophy and the Arts: A Textbook with Readings

Abstract

Intended for advanced undergraduates, this textbook presents and explains five core topics in philosophy of art. Roughly half the text is a set of edited excerpts that range from antiquity to the early twentieth century. Among philosophers, Plato and Immanuel Kant receive the most attention. However, the editorial stance is that philosophers are not the exclusive source of philosophy of art. Most chapters contain excerpts from artists writing about their art form, such as Alfred Stieglitz, T.S. Eliot, and Virginia Woolf. Each reading is prefaced by an extended introduction that provides historical and philosophical contextual. Except for a segment on Eduard Hanslick\u27s musical formalism, the emphasis is on visual art and literature. There are numerous illustrations and examples.https://red.mnstate.edu/oer-books/1001/thumbnail.jp