Ideas from 'The Philosophy of Art (2nd ed)' by Stephen Davies [2016], by Theme Structure
[found in 'The Philosophy of Art (2nd ed)' by Davies,Stephen [Wiley Blackwell 2016,978-1-119-09165-3]].
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1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 3. Analysis of Preconditions
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'Necessary' conditions are requirements, and 'sufficient' conditions are guarantees
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 1. Definitions
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A definition of a thing gives all the requirements which add up to a guarantee of it
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 13. Against Definition
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Feminists warn that ideologies use timeless objective definitions as a tool of repression
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21. Aesthetics / A. Aesthetic Experience / 2. Aesthetic Attitude
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Aesthetic experience involves perception, but also imagination and understanding
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21. Aesthetics / A. Aesthetic Experience / 3. Taste
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The faculty of 'taste' was posited to explain why only some people had aesthetic appreciation
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21. Aesthetics / A. Aesthetic Experience / 6. The Sublime
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The sublime is negative in awareness of insignificance, and positive in showing understanding
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21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 1. Defining Art
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The idea that art forms are linked into a single concept began in the 1740s
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Defining art as representation or expression or form were all undermined by the avant-garde
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'Aesthetic functionalism' says art is what is intended to create aesthetic experiences
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21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 4. Art as Expression
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Music may be expressive by being 'associated' with other emotional words or events
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It seems unlikely that sad music expresses a composer's sadness; it takes ages to write
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21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 6. Art as Institution
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The 'institutional' theory says art is just something appropriately placed in the 'artworld'
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21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 8. The Arts / a. Music
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Music is too definite to be put into words (not too indefinite!)
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21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 1. Artistic Intentions
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The title of a painting can be vital, and the artist decrees who the portrait represents
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We must know what the work is meant to be, to evaluate the artist's achievement
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Intentionalism says either meaning just is intention, or ('moderate') meaning is successful intention
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The meaning is given by the audience's best guess at the author's intentions
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21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 2. Copies of Art
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Art that is multiply instanced may require at least one instance
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If we could perfectly clone the Mona Lisa, the original would still be special
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21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 4. Emotion in Art
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Music isn't just sad because it makes the listener feel sad
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21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 7. Art and Morality
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Immorality may or may not be an artistic defect
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If the depiction of evil is glorified, that is an artistic flaw
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A work which seeks approval for immorality, but alienates the audience, is a failure
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It is an artistic defect if excessive moral outrage distorts the story, and narrows our sympathies
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