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Plato on 'lyric' opposed to his theory of forms
I have read some Plato, but not the parts relevant to my question (alas). I do know that artistic making is meant to be a copy of a copy (the world) of platonic forms. But how does that fit in with ...
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What is "high art"? [closed]
Does the difference with low art still matter, and is high art not merely socially sanctioned by class but superior to low art, to the extent of the latter being an embarrassing mistake?
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Are artistic forms mind independent?
There would be no sestinas - as least as a function of language rather than sound or shape - without language, so is the sestina form mind independent only if language is?
What about forms in painting?...
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Why are humans and AI often treated differently in cases where they perform nearly identical processes?
With respect to AI, some people appear to have an objection to the idea of
feed[ing an] AI with other people's works and then claim[ing] all the
output as yours.
Let's create the following ...
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Is 'analytic' opposed to 'synthesis', as universal rather than traditional?
I'm reading a book on Russian theatre and it mentions
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the work of the cubists... intention was both analytic and
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Is it morally wrong to enjoy art created by a heinous criminal?
Is it morally wrong to enjoy art [co]-created by someone who later turns out to be a terrible criminal?
I see arguments both for and against:
Arguments for "wrong":
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Considering AI art generators like Midjourney, how do we define 'originality' and 'authenticity' in art?
Midjourney, creates art by learning from a vast collection of human-produced images. Some argue this process diminishes the authenticity or originality of the resultant art since it's derived from pre-...
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Isn't "modern art" kind of discriminating?
Let's say we have a person who likes to draw. He does it for some time and considers himself "doing art". But all people can draw, everyone has been drawing something in childhood or later ...
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How does fight club counter Nietzsche? [closed]
So it seems obvious to me the fight club critiques nietzsches school of thought. However, since it is a work of art I worry I may have missed all the points it makes. Can someone enlist them?
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Authenticity in art
I know the question some how tricky if not even boring, but the other day during a conference about Guido Reni and Caravaggio’s Saint Peter a group of scholars were discussing if a philological ...
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What is realist art?
If I go to a museum and sit in front of a realist painting and I paint an exact copy of it, have i made realist art?
What if my painting includes the frame?
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Philosophy and stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedians - such as Doug Stanhope, Bill Hicks, George Carlin, Sarah Silverman, Ricky Gervais, Amy Schumer and Bill Burr - frequently work in a philosophical realm, in that they reflect upon ...
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How does aesthetic relate to structure?
If we are to take a subject say mathematics, then often mathematicians may attribute to the well defined structure and precision in describing its theories. I believe there are also other things like ...
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What does Heidegger mean "the closedness of earth"?
What does Heidegger mean "the closedness of earth" in 'the origin of the work of art' aka 'Der Ursprung des Kunstwerkes'?
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Is Art beyond logic?
When one moves from Natural language to a logical one, then the motivation , to my understanding is to cut down the amount of ambiguity which can be there in communication.
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Can aesthetic experience being induced?
Can aesthetic experiences being induced ? Or are those bound to specific aspects of an objects or quality?
This small excerpt from a text on Ponty and minimalism in art says:
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What is meant by artistic qualities and Can anyone point out some of these qualities?
What is meant by artistic qualities? Can anyone point out some of these qualities?
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Why are minor chords perceived as melancholic?
In occidental music there are minor and majors chords, differing only by half a tone of one note.
Usually major chords feel more vibrant and energetic, while minor chords sound more melancholic. ...
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Can we see the sciences as an art?
I always feel some kind of fulfillment when I succeed in giving Natural processes an explanation in the light of physics. It's kind of comforting to make invisible causes visible and understandable.
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Where does Nietzsche state that destruction is necessary to creation?
I've read somewhere that Nietzsche argues that destruction is always necessary in order to create, I think that the reference was to "thus spoke Zarathustra" but I couldn't find it myself.
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What was the need to create the concept of art and science? [closed]
It sounds like a very basic question, but I have often wondered why the concept of art and science exist as two distinct disciplines when there is actually very little to distinguish or separate the ...
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Source for Nietzsche's question, "Which came first? Art or ethics?”
Memory suggests that Nietzsche's answer was ethics. Does anyone have a reference to the Nietzsche’s work where this question was posed?
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How can we differentiate between change and progress in the area of arts and natural sciences? [duplicate]
I'm studying a branch of philosophy, which is theory of knowledge and I need to investigate this question. I think that in art, it is difficult to say there is progress... whereas natural sciences ...
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How do philosophers differentiate between change and progress at the intersection of art, design, and business management?
I do Theory of Knowledge (IBDP) at school and in regards to the subject areas, I was thinking of linking the arts and design (humanities? design of products?) to reason, sense perception, intuition, ...
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How does the superman have value, if morality and humanity don't?
What does 'beyond good and evil' mean really? A lot of commentators seem -- to me -- to write as if talking about someone so perfect that they are beyond moral vices, and with that, judgments of ...
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What is the intellectual import of a work of art (geistiger Gehalt) for Hegel?
What is the intellectual import of a work of art (geistiger Gehalt) for Hegel? I've not read much Hegel, and feel very unfamiliar with his ideas, but it comes up in discussions of critical theory.
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Is Nietzsche's goal -- for the "overman" and "higher type" -- just 'forgetfulness'?
Is Nietzsche's goal -- for the overman and higher type of human being -- just the Buddhist concept of "forgetfulness" or dukkha?
I am asking because it makes sense in my -- somewhat -- ...
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Julia Kristeva's idea about abjection and aesthetics
Can any body explain what Julia Kristeva means in the text below? Can anybody write it in more understandable plain English?
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In a world in which the Other has collapsed, the aesthetic task -a ...
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the disembodied nature of the spectator
The following text is from the book Art and Psychoanalysis by Maria Walsh. Does any one have any information about "the disembodied nature of the spectator"? I have not ever heard of it.
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Video games as new art
Are there any serious philosopher or artist that have talked about this topic before? Because what I can see from video games is that they can change the imagination of a person about reality, ...
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Does a work of art contain any meaning one can come up with?
I've read in some blog that any piece of art contains any meaning that any reader or spectator may find in it.
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What is autonomy in art, where does it come from?
What is autonomy in recent art, where does it come from?
I've encountered the concept in contemporary literary criticism, but recall little beyond it being prized by contemporary modernists, it ...
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Aesthetics: why is "formalism" used as a pejorative term?
Socialist realism regarded the avant-garde movements as "formalist".
Modern styles like Cubism and Impressionism were considered non-representative forms of art, therefore hard to understand by the ...
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How to start to understand Walter Benjamin's work?
How should I go about starting to understand Walter Benjamin's work? I don't have any special goal, but want to get to grips with The Arcades Project. How?
Just a quote from something I've not read, ...
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What does 'require' mean in this statement of Danto's view on (institutional) art?
According to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy:
The groundwork for institutional definitions was laid by Arthur Danto, better known to non-philosophers as the long-time influential art critic ...
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Is there a theory about art as a perception(way to "see" things?)
Art as a perception as in looking at an object,environment,experience in a thoughtful and slow way ,"appreciating" it,thus letting an object become art.
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Is sophistry used as a performance art in modern times?
Obviously, performance art in the narrow sense, "as an antithesis to theatre, challenging orthodox art forms and cultural norms", did not exist in Greece. Are there any well known contemporary (since ...
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Is art a form of communication?
I recently got into a discussion where the other person claimed that art is a form of communication. Bearing in mind that the definition of art is disputed, did any philosophers argue that a work ...
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What exactly is the relation betweeen artworks and communism, for Adorno?
What exactly is the relation betweeen artworks and communism, for Adorno?
I have read the beginning of Negative Dialectics, and some of Aesthetic Theory, as well as a analysis of the latter, and ...
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Should we accept non-predictive inductive arguments based on cultural judgments?
Some inductive arguments that are taken seriously are based on observations about society/culture that cannot be objectively confirmed and do not produce any predictions. Does that make them less ...
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What is the difference between Adorno's 'fragmentation' and post-modern art's fragmentation?
the most authentic art is modernist art which reflects in its own
fragmentation the fragmentation of society.
What is the difference between Adorno's 'fragmentation' and post-modern art's ...
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Who coined a term in art philosophy refering to the danger of looking at older art through the lens of modern art? And what is it?
For example looking at african art through the lens of picasso, or certain landscape artists as proto-abstract art. Something to do with anachronism, but it was a specific art historian/philosopher ...
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Is there no basis for differentiating a personal from a historical narrative?
Is there no basis for differentiating a personal from a historical narrative? My narrative is a mess, so I'd like to get to grips with the question, ideally as it links to literature. Who in ...
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Do you need to know what philosophy is to study it?
Do you need to know what philosophy is to study it?
The question was prompted by one about literature, but I'll ask here. Poets tell me that you need to know what post-modernism and modernism are to ...
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Why did Nietzsche say he would not live his life again?
Why did Nietzsche say he would not live his life again?
Kaufman Gay Science p. 19 introduction...
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Who are some (relatively) modern "platonists" with respect to aesthetics/philosophy of art?
I'm interested in discovering post-Enlightenment to contemporary thinkers who discuss art in terms of form and beauty, and imitation vs "true forms."
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Does anyone have any good resources related to art and objective knowledge?
I am researching for a school project and so far all of the sources I have found are too difficult for me to understand (I am a high school student with English as my second language). Please help!
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Is it ethical to try to convince someone of something without explicitly letting them know what that is?
Is it ethical or virtuous to try to convince someone of something without telling them explicitly what that is? For example, is it ethical to try to convince someone that an art work by Picasso is ...
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John Ruskin "They are the weakest-minded and the hardest-hearted men that most love change"
What did John Ruskin mean when he said "They are the weakest-minded and the hardest-hearted men that most love change"?
Cannot decipher that one at all...
Edit: Apparently its from a poem -
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Did fiction actually give new ideas to philosophy which have been investigated by academics and studied further?
Under fiction I mean anything that has a plot: science fiction or fantasy, literature or films, etc.
Philosophical ideas occur in fiction here and there, but majorly, since authors were not in ...
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