PHIL 23.03 Art and Its Nature
What is the nature of art? Can ‘art’ be defined, or do attempts at definition illegitimately constrain creative innovation in the arts? What sorts of things are paintings, songs, or works of literature? How are they related to things such as colored canvases, scores, the cultural context, artists, and audiences? Are there important differences in kind among arts like painting, literature, and music? This course will investigate these and other questions about the definition and ontology of art.
Prerequisite
One Philosophy course, or permission of the instructor.