This anthology provides comprehensive coverage of the majorcontributions of analytic philosophy to aesthetics and thephilosophy of art, from the earliest beginnings in the 1950'sto the present time.
- Traces the contributions of the analytic tradition toaesthetics and the philosophy of art, from the 1950's to thepresent time.
- Designed as a comprehensive guide to the field, it presents themost often-cited papers that students and researchersencounter.
- Addresses a wide range of topics, including identifying art, ontology, intention and interpretation, values of art, aestheticproperties, fictionality, and the aesthetics of nature.
- Explores particular art forms, including pictorial art, literature, music, and the popular arts.