Art and Philosophy

I am responding to Nick’s post, “What do you think of my analysis? What do I do with Dickie? What do I do with Weitz?” First off, I think yo...

I am responding to Nick, who asked “is artistic value based on the individual's opinion, on the majority's opinion, or on the transf...

A passage from Adrian Piper’s chapter displays similarities to Tolstoy’s theory of art as communication. Piper says, “the aesthetic value of...

“As beds, these sell at singularly inflated prices, but one could sleep in either of them: Rauschenberg has expressed the fear that someone ...

In response to Sarah’s question, “Will the representation of the unhealthy environment through art cause a drastic turnaround for the way hu...

According to Dickie, status in the artworld is presented “in a way analogous to the way in which a person is certified as qualified for offi...

In response to Kait’s question, “is Hume being an elitest in his statement "some work is better than others, and some people are better...