Art and Intention: A Philosophical Study

by Paisley Livingston

Book Overview

In Art and intention Paisley Livingston develops a broad and balanced perspective on perennial disputes between intentionalists and anti-intentionalists in philosophical aesthetics and critical theory. He surveys and assesses a wide range of rival assumptions about the nature of intentions and the status of intentionalist psychology. With detailed reference to examples from diverse media, art forms, and traditions, he demonstrates that insights into...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199278067
• ISBN13: 9780199278060
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"