Philosophizing Art Selected Essays

"In PHILOSOPHIZING ART, a collection of essays previously published in catalogues and journals, Danto reiterates his argument that the advent of modernism brought art into a new relationship with philosophy, one in which art can actually take philosophy's place as a practical means of inquiry. Typically, Arthur Danto brings a relevant philosophical text to bear on his reading of a work of art. His freedom from prejudice and intellectual buoyancy can be invigorating; he is positively enthusiastic about the liberating effect of postmodernism's "extreme pluralism" and the realization that there are no longer any a priori limits on the definition of art. Perhaps it is because he belongs to such a rare breed, as an art critic with a professional training in analytical philosophy, that his voice seems somewhat solitary, removed from the usual tone of theoretical debates in that realm of determined amateurism that is contemporary art."Danto, Arthur C. is the author of 'Philosophizing Art Selected Essays' with ISBN 9780520229068 and ISBN 0520229061.