Art Rethought

Art Rethought
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 348
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ISBN-10 : 9780198747758
ISBN-13 : 0198747756
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Book Synopsis Art Rethought by : Nicholas Wolterstorff

Download or read book Art Rethought written by Nicholas Wolterstorff and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We engage with works of art in many ways, yet almost all modern philosophers of art have focused entirely on one mode of engagement: disinterested attention. Nicholas Wolterstorff explores why this is, and offers an alternative framework according to which arts are a part of social practice, and have different meaning in different practices.


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