How Art Works: A Psychological Exploration

by Ellen Winner

Book Overview

There is no end of talk and of wondering about 'art' and 'the arts.' This book examines a number of questions about the arts (broadly defined to include all of the arts). Some of these questions come from philosophy. Examples include:

- What makes something art?
- Can anything be art?
- Do we experience real emotions from the arts?
- Why do we seek out and even cherish sorrow and fear from art when we go out of our way to avoid...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190863358
• ISBN13: 9780190863357
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.5"