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479Nelson Goodman (1906-2007) approached the arts and other kinds of knowledge as forms of symbolism. His principal aim in philosophy was to advance understanding and remove confusions by verbal analysis and logical constructions. Goodman's philosophical theories encompass nominalism, constructivism and a version of radical relativism. In his Languages of Art, Goodman sets forth distinctions among the various art according to differences in the forms of symbols employed. He contributed as wel…Read more
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94A tribute to Nelson GoodmanJournal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 58 (3): 251-253. 2000.Presents a tribute to American philosopher Nelson Goodman who died on November 25, 1998 in Needham, Massachusetts. Contributions of Goodman to analytic philosophy; Career background; Range of interest from philosophy to art collecting; Major publications on the work of Goodman; Role of Goodman as a gallery director and private art collector
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81Carroll, Noël. Living in an Art World: Reviews and Essays on Dance, Performance, Theater, and the Fine Arts in the 1970s and 1980s. Louisville, KY: Chicago Spectrum Press, 2012, 338 pp., $22.50 paper (review)Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 71 (3): 291-294. 2013.
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79Somaesthetics and DanceContemporary Pragmatism 12 (1): 100-115. 2015.Dance is proposed as the most representative of somaesthetic arts in Thinking Through the Body: Essays in Somaesthetics and other writings of Richard Shusterman. Shuster- man offers a useful, but incomplete approach to somaesthetics of dance. In the examples provided, dance appears as subordinate to another art form or as a means to achieving bodily excellence. Missing, for example, are accounts of the role of dance as an independent art form, how somaesthetics would address differences in varyi…Read more
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50After Cassirer: Art and Aesthetic Symbols in Langer and GoodmanIn Sebastian Luft & J. Tyler Friedman (eds.), The Philosophy of Ernst Cassirer: A Novel Assessment, De Gruyter. pp. 401-418. 2015.
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48Langer and Hofstadter on painting and language: A critiqueJournal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 32 (3): 331-342. 1974.
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44Industrial design and the visual arts share a common aesthetic basis as demonstrated by their common use of aesthetic principles and by designers who are also visual artists. The author examines the rationale for exhibiting industrial products in art museums and the similarities and differences between industrial design and the fine arts. He argues that industrial design shares important theoretical concepts with the visual fine arts.
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44Art and the absolute: A study of Hegel's aestheticsJournal of the History of Philosophy 27 (1): 163-165. 1989.
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41Aesthetics into the Twenty-First CenturyFilozofski Vestnik 25 (2). 2004.The new concerns facing aestheticians in the twenty-first century require serious attention if the discipline is to maintain continued viability as an intellectual discipline. Just as art changes as cultures develop, so must aesthetics. In support of this view is a personal account of evolving engagement with aesthetics and the factors that led to embracing change and a plurality of practices as essential to the health of aesthetic today. A brief examination of the state of aesthetics as it has …Read more
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40Body Consciousness: A Philosophy of Mindfulness and SomaestheticsJournal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 66 (4): 419-422. 2008.
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37Symbol and Function in Contemporary ArchitectureProceedings of the Xxii World Congress of Philosophy 1 15-25. 2008.The focus here will be on the tension between architecture’s symbolic role and its function as a space to house and present art. ‘Symbolic’ refers both to a building as an aesthetic or sculptural form and secondly to its role in expressing civic identity. ‘Function’ refers to the intended purpose or practical use apart from its role as a form of art. As an art form, it serves important symbolic purposes; its practical purposes are linked to serving individual and community functions requiring th…Read more
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36The author reviews two symposia: 'The Video Arts: Demonstration and Discussion', The American Society for Aesthetics, New York City, 28 Oct. 1978, and 'The Aestheticians Look at Television', National Association of Education Broadcasters, Washington, D.C., 30 Oct. 1978. He also presents an evaluation of the current state of video art in terms of philosophical aesthetics. Furthermore, he attempts to make a clear distinction between television and video art. The differences cited include corporate…Read more
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35Off the Ground: First Steps to a Philosophical Consideration of the DanceJournal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 48 (1): 81-83. 1990.
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34As a new trend in aesthetics appearing concurrently in the West and the East in the last ten years, the aesthetics of everyday life points to a growing diversification among existing methodologies for pursuing aesthetics, alongside the shift from art-based aesthetics. The cultural diversity manifest in global aesthetics offers common ground for the collaborative efforts of aesthetics in both the West and the East. Given the rapidly growing interest and its potential for attracting new audiences …Read more
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27Review of Aesthetic Revolutions and Twentieth-Century Avant-Garde Movements Edited by Aleš ErjavecJournal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 74 (3). 2016.
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