by Daniel A. Kaufman ____ Three lectures from this semester’s upper-division course in Aesthetics [PHI 320] at Missouri State University. My topics include: Formalism; Clive
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Art and Intention
by Carter Gillies We can stipulate that only things done with intention count as art, and surely many examples can be found where specific intentions
Theory and Practice
by Mark English ____ Disruptions to business as usual, such as we have been experiencing in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, inevitably raise questions
Interpretation and the “Investigative” Concept of Criticism
by Daniel A. Kaufman **In light of my recent Course Notes on Danto’s theory of interpretation, I thought readers might be interested in my own
Course Notes: Arthur Danto on “Surface” and “Deep” Interpretation
by Daniel A. Kaufman ___ Before the coronavirus turned everything upside-down, the students in my upper-division Aesthetics course and I were working through Arthur Danto’s
Value and Objectivity
by Daniel A. Kaufman ____ Recent exchanges with Robert Gressis and Spencer Case have led me to think a lot about obligation and objectivity. My