The Philosophy of Art

Acknowledgements
<br />Preface
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1 Meaning, Interpretation, and Picturing
<br />1 Representations and pictures
<br />2 Theories of picturing
<br />3 Intentions and transparency in pictures and photographs
<br />4 Indiscernible counterparts
<br />5 Fine art
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2 Art as Expression
<br />1 Overview of expression theories
<br />2 Tolstoy′s account of expressive art
<br />3 Collingwood′s account of expressive art
<br />4 The expressive persona
<br />5 Expression as arousal
<br />6 Revising the arousal theory
<br />7 Expression as cognitive recognition
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3 Meaning and Creativity
<br />1 Plato on creativity
<br />2 Kant on genius
<br />3 Metaphorical exemplification
<br />4 Hegel and Marx
<br />5 Material bases of creativity
<br />6 Feminism and creativity
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4 Fakes, Originals, and Ontology
<br />1 Multiples and singularities
<br />2 Abstract objects
<br />3 Problems and implications
<br />4 Fakes and originals
<br />5 Objections and alternatives
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5 Authenticity and Cultural Origins
<br />1 Two kinds of contextualism
<br />2 Four kinds of appropriation
<br />3 Moral concerns
<br />4 Culture
<br />5 Authenticity
<br />6 Modernity and authenticity
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6 Defining Art
<br />1 Philosophical definition
<br />2 Historical background
<br />3 Functional definitions
<br />4 Institutional definitions
<br />5 Historical definitions
<br />6 The cluster account
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7 Aesthetics
<br />1 Aesthetic judgments and properties
<br />2 Supervenience
<br />3 Two complications
<br />4 Aesthetics and nature
<br />5 Formalism and detachment
<br />6 Making special
<br />7 Pleasure and appreciation
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8 Beyond the Fine Arts
<br />1 Popular and mass art
<br />2 Standard criticisms of popular art
<br />3 Social consequences of popular culture
<br />4 Gender and race
<br />5 Everyday aesthetics
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9 Artistic and aesthetic value
<br />1 Three kinds of value
<br />2 The uniqueness thesis
<br />3 Value empiricism
<br />4 Instrumental value
<br />5 An alternative analysis
<br />6 Appreciation
<br />7 Cognitive value
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10 Conclusion
<br />References
<br />Index
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