Aesthetic Creation
| Author | : Nick Zangwill |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 203 |
| Release | : 2007-08-23 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780199261871 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0199261873 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Aesthetic Creation by : Nick Zangwill
Download or read book Aesthetic Creation written by Nick Zangwill and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-08-23 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the purpose of art? What drives us to make it? Why do we value it? Nick Zangwill argues that the function of art is to have certain aesthetic properties in virtue of its non-aesthetic properties, and this function arises because of the artist's insight into the nature of these dependence relations and her intention to bring them about.
