What's the definition of 'art'? A pretty fundamental question in aesthetics - the philosophy of art. I explain the basic theories, citing Wittgenstein and George Dickie, among others, touching on art history and modern art today.

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Recommended Reading: Dickie, The Art Circle, 1984. Noël Carroll, “Art, Practice and Narrative,” in The Monist, 1988. Jerrold Levinson, “Defining Art Historically,” in British Journal of Aesthetics, 1979 Gregory Currie, “Aliens, Too,” in Analysis, 1993 Wittgenstein, Philosophical Investigations Morris Weitz, “The Role of Theory in Aesthetics,” in The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, 1956 Christy Mag Uidhir & P.D. Magnus, “Art Concept Pluralism,” in Metaphilosophy, 2011 William Kennick, “Does Traditional Aesthetics Rest on a Mistake?” in Mind, 1958.

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