Art in context : understanding aesthetic value / David E.W. Fenner.

Author: Fenner, David E. W.

Imprint:Athens : Swallow Press/Ohio University Press, c2008.

Descriptionxviii, 350 p. ; 22 cm.

Note: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.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-343) and index.

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