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View article: Margolis on Defining Art
Margolis on Defining Art Open
Joseph Margolis’ writings on definitions of art, which often take the form of a debate with Morris Weitz, are under-appreciated. Margolis agrees with Weitz that the concept of art is open in the sense that works can be admitted to the clas…
View article: The Ancient World
The Ancient World Open
This chapter traces philosophy of music from its origins until the end of the classical period. Four major questions dominated ancient philosophy of music. Ancient philosophers asked about the nature of music, and they debated whether musi…
View article: Assessing the Ethos Theory of Music
Assessing the Ethos Theory of Music Open
The view that music can have a positive or negative effect on a person’s character has been defended throughout the history of philosophy. This paper traces some of the history of the ethos theory and identifies a version of the theory tha…
View article: Kant on Form or Design
Kant on Form or Design Open
View article: Carolyn Korsmeyer, "Things: In Touch with the Past."
Carolyn Korsmeyer, "Things: In Touch with the Past." Open
Kant's Musical Antiformalism Open
View article: The Buck Passing Theory of Art
The Buck Passing Theory of Art Open