Explanation and Value in the Arts
“Explanation and Value in the Arts” by Salim Kemal, published by Cambridge University Press on April 8, 2010, is a comprehensive exploration of the intricate relationship between aesthetic values and the interpretation of art. This edition spans 256 pages and is presented in English. The book features contributions from art historians, literary theorists, and philosophers, focusing on key issues related to the explanation of literature and painting.
Readers will find a detailed examination of the sources of interest in the fine arts, as well as discussions on the interplay between value and explanation in artistic studies. The text delves into the nature of creativity and the principles that underpin the explanations of artistic works. Additionally, it addresses the influence of ideology and power in the arts, providing a multifaceted perspective on these critical topics in philosophy and aesthetics.
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Explanation and Value in the Arts offers penetrating studies by art historians, literary theorists, and philosophers, of issues central to explaining works of literature and painting. The first chapters look at the sources of interest in the fine arts and point to the intimate relation between aesthetic and other values. The next contributions develop the interaction between value and explanation in the study of the arts, including considerations of the nature of creativity and the principles for the explanations of works. A final section takes up questions of the role of ideology and the determining role of power.
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