Big History,Value, and the Art of Continued Existence

Philosophia - There has lately been substantial interest in scrutinizing our evaluative attitudes in light of our evolutionary history. However, these discussions have been hampered by an...     

20～21世纪之交的艺术史

在新世纪即将到来之际 ,欲完整透彻地说明 2 0世纪末期艺术史研究的状况似乎不太现实。我诚心向那些有意更进一步探究这个问题的朋友大力推荐多纳尔德·普莱茨奥斯最近所著的一本评论文选 ,它由牛津大学出版社出版 ,题为《艺术史的艺术》。这本书概览了自约翰·约阿希姆·温克尔曼开创了艺术史研究这一门专业以来 ,艺术史研究所沿循的主要方向 ,并且从18世纪中叶到 2 0世纪末期这一期间发表的文章中选出相应的代表性作品收入。在 2 0世纪 ,艺术史得到了迅猛发展。虽然我们的艺术史学科主要植根于 19世纪 ,但是随着大学里艺术史讲座的开展 ,…     

Science and the Art of Healing: A Contribution to the History of Life Science

In conventional medicine, healing is effected mainly by treating the symptoms of the physical body disease, while in mind–body medicine the cure is performed by the mind itself (thoughts and emotions). In fact, the holographic mind theory claims that the mind could be either the healer or the slayer. Thus, this article is a contribution toward a more in-depth study of this theme of conventional medicine versus mind–body medicine, particularly to understand the gifts of quantum physics to life science and the art of healing, so that we might find an integrative medicine model (a holistic approach to health) that could explain some “incurable” diseases.     

Art and intellect

Many educators persist in opposing art to intellect. This is incompatible with modern understandings of the interdependence of cognition and feeling. It also causes neglect of the value of art as one medium for presenting and exploring ideas. Historical examples add weight to the point by showing the richness of thought that has often informed visual art. The educational waste and cultural damage consequent on neglecting this aspect of art is indicated and remedial approaches are suggested.     

Art and achievement

Philosophical Studies - An increasingly popular view in the philosophy of art is that some artworks are good artworks at least partly because they are achievements. This view was introduced to...     

The Art Type Theory of Art

Abstract

The theory I present and defend in this paper—what I term the art type theory— holds that something is a work of art iff it belongs to an established art type. Something is an established art type, in turn, either because its paradigmatic instances standardly satisfy eight art-making conditions, or because the art world has seen fit to enfranchise it as such. It follows that the art status of certain objects is independent of what any individual or culture might say about it, while the art status of others fundamentally depends on the judgment of the art world. Because of the theory's quasi-institutional component, I conclude by defending it against four objections that have been raised against institutional definitions.