Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'The Artworld', 'Improvement of Understanding' and 'Methodological Reflections on Current Linguistic Theory'

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2. Reason / D. Definition / 2. Aims of Definition

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All the intrinsic properties of a thing should be deducible from its definition [Spinoza]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / k. Explanations by essence

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To understand the properties we must know the essence, as with a circle [Spinoza]

19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 2. Semantics

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Syntax and semantics are indeterminate, and modern 'semantics' is a bogus subject [Quine, by Lycan]

21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 6. Art as Institution

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A thing is only seen as art in an 'artworld', which has a theory and a history [Danto]