The Notion of the Work of Art in Arthur Danto: Line of Reasoning and Methodology

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Published: Mar 16, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/conatus.15973
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Arthur Danto work of art philosophy theory history reference concept
Dafni Chrisikaki
Aristotleian University of Thessaloniki
Abstract
Arthur Danto sees the work of art under the dual perspective of Art itself as a production process, and of Philosophy of Art as a means of evaluation on the basis of Historicism. Using the methodological tool of "non-discrimination" between works of art and real objects, that after all are erceptually similar (the "Brillo Box" as a commercial object - the "Brillo Box" as an artistic object), I will argue that he open dialectical basis for the interplay of all the elements in Arthur Danto's theory is a fertile ground for discussion of potential questions and problems that arise.
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