Art in the social order : the making of the modern conception of art /

For the first time, a historical examination of the origin of our ideas of art are related to questions in contemporary art theory. Mortensen shows that our conception of art emerged in the eighteenth century as part of new ideas of edification and of the presentation of the self. He examines the co...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mortensen, Preben, 1957-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©1997.
Temas:
1700-1799
Aesthetics.
Aesthetics, Modern > 18th century.
Aesthetics, Modern.
Esthétique > 18e siècle.
ART > General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: The Modern Conception of Art
  • 1. The Quest for the Essence of Art
  • 2. Wittgensteinian Philosophies of Art
  • 3. Art as History and Theory
  • 4. The Histories of Philosophy
  • 5. Conceptions of History
  • 6. Art and Science
  • 7. New Discoursive Practices
  • 8. Art, Manners, and the Presentation of the Self
  • 9. Standards of Taste
  • 10. Shaftesbury and the Morality of Art Appreciation
  • 11. The Reformation of Manners
  • 12. Politeness
  • 13. Hutcheson and the Problem of Conspicuous Consumption
  • 14. From the Morality to the Autonomy of Art
  • 15. Art, Autonomy, and Ideology.

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