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18Inquiry in the Arts and SciencesPhilosophy 71 (276). 1996.In his 1836 lectures to the Royal Institute, the great landscape painter John Constable stated that ‘Painting is a science, and should be pursued as an inquiry into the laws of nature.’ Landscape, he went on to say, should ‘be considered a branch of natural philosophy, of which pictures are but the experiments.’1Constable makes two claims in this striking passage. The first is that painting is a form of inquiry. This is, by itself, a bold claim, but Constable goes on to state that painters and s…Read more
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18A History of Western Philosophy of MusicCambridge University Press. 2023.This book presents a comprehensive, accessible survey of Western philosophy of music from Pythagoras to the present. Its narrative traces themes and schools through history, in a sequence of five chapters that survey the ancient, medieval, early modern, modern and contemporary periods. Its wide-ranging coverage includes medieval Islamic thinkers, Continental and analytic thinkers, and neglected female thinkers such as Vernon Lee (Violet Paget). All aspects of the philosophy of music are discusse…Read more
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17Empiricism and the Ontology of JazzRevista Portuguesa de Filosofia 74 (4): 1255-1266. 2018.This essay argues that there is no alethic basis for adopting one ontology of jazz music rather than another. Any ontology of jazz that is consistent with the available empirical evidence may be adopted, though pragmatic reasons may exist for favouring one ontology of jazz over another. There are empirical differences between jazz and much of classical music, but one may adopt the same ontology for jazz that one adopts for works classical music.
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17The World We Found: The Limits of Ontological Talk Mark Sacks La Salle, IL: Open Court, 1989, x + 198 pDialogue 31 (1): 124-. 1992.
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16Singer, Irving. Feeling and Imagination: The Vibrant Flux of Our Existence (review)Review of Metaphysics 57 (1): 180-181. 2003.
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16Radically Rethinking Copyright in the Arts: A Philosophical ApproachRoutledge. 2020.The problems and the keys to their solutions -- Ontology of artworks -- Copyright and its limits -- Token appropriation -- Pattern appropriation -- Appropriation of artistic elements.
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16Global Anti-Realism: A Metaphilosophical Inquiry Andrew Joseph Cortens Boulder, CO: Westview, 2000, x + 174 pp., $59.00 (review)Dialogue 40 (4): 814-. 2001.
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15What is Cultural Appropriation?In Cultural Appropriation and the Arts, Blackwell. 2008.This chapter contains section titled: Art, Culture, and Appropriation Types of Cultural Appropriation What is a Culture? Objections to Cultural Appropriation In Praise of Cultural Appropriation.
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14Questioning foundations: Truth, subjectivity, and cultureHistory of European Ideas 21 (5): 718-719. 1995.
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14Mag Uidhir, Christy, ed. Art and Abstract Objects. Oxford University Press, viii + 310 pp., $75.00 cloth (review)Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 72 (2): 218-220. 2014.
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14Literary Fiction and the Cultivation of VirtueCroatian Journal of Philosophy 19 (2): 315-330. 2019.Many philosophers have claimed that reading literary fiction makes people more virtuous. This essay begins by defending the view that this claim is empirical. It goes on to review the empirical literature and finds that this literature supports the claim philosophers have made. Three mechanisms are identified whereby reading literary fiction makes people more virtuous: empathy is increased when readers enter imaginatively into the lives of fictional characters; reading literary fiction promotes …Read more
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13Art and the Educated AudienceJournal of Aesthetic Education 44 (3): 29. 2010.In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:Art and the Educated AudienceJames O. Young (bio)1. IntroductionWhen writing about art, aestheticians tend to focus on the work of art and on the artist who produces it. When they refer to audiences, they typically speak only of the effect that the artwork has on its audience. Aestheticians pay little, if any, attention to the important active role that an audience plays in the workings of a healthy art world. My goal in this essay i…Read more
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12Charles Batteux: The Fine Arts Reduced to a Single Principle (edited book)Oxford University Press. 2015.The Fine Arts Reduced to a Single Principle by Charles Batteux was arguably the most influential work on aesthetics published in the 18th century. James O. Young presents the first complete English translation of the work, with full annotations and a comprehensive introduction, which illuminate Batteux's continuing philosophical interest.
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12Authenticities: Philosophical Reflections on Musical PerformanceJournal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 54 (2): 198-200. 1995.
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11Aesthetics (edited book)Routledge. 2005.This four volume set brings together both classic and contemporary writings to provide a comprehensive collection of the most important essays on the subject. All of the various artistic genres are addressed, with sections on film, dance and architecture as well as music, literature and the visual arts. With a new introduction by the editor to guide the reader through the volumes, this major new work will provide student and researcher alike with key writings on aesthetics in one convenient, uni…Read more
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10Cultural Appropriation as TheftIn Cultural Appropriation and the Arts, Blackwell. 2008.This chapter contains section titled: Harm by Theft Possible Owners of Artworks Cultures and Inheritance Lost and Abandoned Property Cultural Property and Traditional Law Collective Knowledge and Collective Property Ownership of Land and Ownership of Art Property and Value to a Culture Cultures and Intellectual Property Some Conclusions About Ownership and Appropriation The Rescue Argument.
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10Profound Offence and Cultural AppropriationIn Cultural Appropriation and the Arts, Blackwell. 2008.This chapter contains section titled: Harm, Offence, and Profound Offence Examples of Offensive Cultural Appropriation The Problem and the Key to its Solution Social Value and Offensive Art Freedom of Expression The Sacred and the Offensive Time and Place Restrictions Toleration of Offensive Art Reasonable and Unreasonable Offence.
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10Hick, Darren Hudson. Artistic license: The philosophical problems of copyright and appropriation. The university of chicago press, 2017, VIII + 231 pp., $30.00 paper (review)Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 76 (3): 362-365. 2018.
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9Jeanette Bicknell, Why Music Moves Us Reviewed byPhilosophy in Review 29 (5): 316-317. 2009.Review of Why Music Moves Us by Jeanette Bicknell.
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9The Aesthetics of Cultural AppropriationIn Cultural Appropriation and the Arts, Blackwell. 2008.This chapter contains section titled: The Aesthetic Handicap Thesis The Cultural Experience Argument Aesthetic Properties and Cultural Context Authenticity and Appropriation Authentic Appropriation Cultural Experience and Subject Appropriation Appropriation and the Authentic Expression of a Culture.
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7LEVINSON, JERROLD. Aesthetic Pursuits: Essays in the Philosophy of Art. Oxford University Press, 2017, 197 pp., $55.00 cloth (review)Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 76 (2): 235-237. 2018.
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