Fenner, David E. W.

Art in context : understanding aesthetic value / David E.W. Fenner. - Athens : Swallow Press/Ohio University Press, 2008. - 350 p.

A theory of "the aesthetic" -- The value of art -- Disinterest theory and formalist theory -- Contextualist theory -- Issues of definition -- Issues concerning the power of art -- Issues of meaningfulness -- Science and contextualist aesthetics -- A review of the arguments and evidence. HKBU library

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Aesthetics.
Experience.
Art--Philosophy.

BH301 / F334 A 2008