What good are the arts? / John Carey.

Author: Carey, John, 1934-

Imprint:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Descriptionxii, 286 p. ; 22 cm.

Note:What is a work of art? -- Is 'high' art superior? -- Can science help? -- Do the arts make us better? -- Can art be a religion? -- The case for literature -- Literature and critical intelligence -- Creative reading: literature and indistinctness.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-269) and index.

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