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- It argues that an object is art in a given context iff some person (s) culturally competent in this context have afforded it the status of a candidate for appreciation for reasons considered good in this context.
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Jul 1, 2017 · The cultural theory defines art by referring to reasons for affording the status, some of which m ention 'art.' Moreover, it is assumed that the cultural competence required to...
The cultural definition tries to capture the complex and messy phenomenon of art as accurately as possible, even if this means sacrificing some simplicity; it is as simple as possi-ble—but no more. Finally, it is important to note the fruitfulness and heuristic utility.
Jul 21, 2017 · This article develops a new theory that preserves the advantages of its predecessors, solves or avoids their problems, and has a scope wide enough to account for art of different times and cultures.
- Simon Fokt
- 2017
Oct 23, 2007 · Art and religion in turn are, in this respect, inferior to philosophy, which employs a conceptual medium to present its content. Art initially predominates, in each civilization, as the supreme mode of cultural expression, followed, successively, by religion and philosophy.
The cultural definition tries to capture the complex and messy phenomenon of art as accurately as possible, even if this means sacrificing some simplicity; it is as simple as possible – but no more.
George Dickie’s (1969) institutionalist definition aims to avoid Danto’s counterintuitive results. Dickie distinguishes three meanings of the term “art”: a primary (classificatory) meaning, a secondary (derivative) meaning, and an evaluative (prescriptive) meaning.
This article develops a new theory which preserves the advantages of its predecessors, solves or avoids their problems, and has a scope wide enough to account for art of different times and cultures.
