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27How To Do Things with ArtSouthern Journal of Philosophy 44 (2): 341-364. 2006.In this article, I argue that speech act theory can be altered to accommodate art objects as evocative illocutionary speech acts that areaimed toward reaching understanding. To do this, I discuss the example of Zen Buddhism’s use of the koan, an aesthetic object that can be seen as evoking a given experience from its auditors for the purpose of reaching understanding on a point that the teacher wishes to make. I argue that such a reading of art as evocative can be merged with hypothetical intent…Read more
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Areas of Specialization
Aesthetics |
American Philosophy |
American Pragmatism |