Overview

Art in Three Dimensions is a collection of essays by one of the most eminent figures in philosophy of art. The animating idea behind Noël Carroll's work is that philosophers of art should eschew the sort of aestheticism that often implicitly -- but sometimes explicitly, as in the case of aesthetic theories of art and of their commitments to the notion of the autonomy of art -- governs their methodology. Instead, Carroll argues that philosophers of art need to refocus their attention on the ways in which art enters the life of culture and the lives of individual audience members. The reference to ""three dimensions"" in the title refers to Carroll's view that philosophers of art should look at art from multiple angles and treat it as a substantial participant not only in society, but also as a significant influence upon the moral and emotional experiences of audiences.

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Author:   Noël Carroll (, City University of New York)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.780kg
ISBN:  

9780199655922

ISBN 10:   0199655928
Pages:   548
Publication Date:   05 July 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  Adult education ,  General ,  Further / Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part I: Art 1: The Descent of Art 2: Formalism 3: Definitions of Art 4: Art, Creativity, and Tradition Part II: Aesthetic Experience 5: Aesthetic Experience: A Question of Content 6: Nonperceptual Aesthetic Properties 7: Aesthetic Experience, Art, and Artists Part III: Art and Value 8: Art and Alienation 9: Art and Recollection 10: Art and the Moral Realm 11: The Wheel of Virtue 12: Art and the Ethical Domain 13: Politics and Aesthetics Part IV: Art and Affect 14: Art and Human Nature 15: Art and Mood 16: On Some Affective Relations between Audiences and Characters in Popular Fictions Part V: Narrative and Humor 17: Narrative Closure 18: Narrative and the Ethical Life 19: Humor 20: Two Comic Plots Part VI: The Arts 21: Philosophy and Drama: performance, Interpretation and Intentionality 22: Literary Realism, Recognition, and the Communication of Knowledge 23: Dance, Imitation, and Representation 24: Feeling Movement: Music and Dance 25: Music, Mind, and Morality: Arousing the Body Politic

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<br> Art in Three Dimensions is a substantial and well presented book, there is discussion of art and alienation, moral issues connected with the appreciation of art, the nature of narrative and performance. --Metapsychology<br><br><br><p><br>

Review from previous edition insightful, thoughtful and provocative. Every page is informed by deep and wide appreciation of the arts as well as philosophical erudition. Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

`Review from previous edition insightful, thoughtful and provocative. Every page is informed by deep and wide appreciation of the arts as well as philosophical erudition. ' Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

Art in Three Dimensions is a substantial and well presented book, there is discussion of art and alienation, moral issues connected with the appreciation of art, the nature of narrative and performance. --Metapsychology

`Review from previous edition insightful, thoughtful and provocative. Every page is informed by deep and wide appreciation of the arts as well as philosophical erudition. ' Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

Author Information

Noël Carroll is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the Graduate Center, the City University of New York. He is a former President of the American Society for Aesthetics.

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