Work and Object

Explorations in the Metaphysics of Art

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Aesthetics, Metaphysics
Cover of the book Work and Object by Peter Lamarque, OUP Oxford
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Peter Lamarque ISBN: 9780191614668
Publisher: OUP Oxford Publication: June 3, 2010
Imprint: OUP Oxford Language: English
Author: Peter Lamarque
ISBN: 9780191614668
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Publication: June 3, 2010
Imprint: OUP Oxford
Language: English

Work and Object is a study of fundamental questions in the metaphysics of art, notably how works relate to the materials that constitute them. Issues about the creation of works, what is essential and inessential to their identity, their distinct kinds of properties, including aesthetic properties, their amenability to interpretation, their style, the conditions under which they can go out of existence, and their relation to perceptually indistinguishable doubles (e.g. forgeries and parodies), are raised and debated. A core theme is that works like paintings, music, literature, sculpture, architecture, films, photographs, multi-media installations, and many more besides, have fundamental features in common, as cultural artefacts, in spite of enormous surface differences. It is their nature as distinct kinds of things, grounded in distinct ontological categories, that is the subject of this enquiry. Although much of the discussion is abstract, based in analytical metaphysics, there are numerous specific applications, including a study of Jean-Paul Sartre's novel La Nausée and recent conceptual art. Some surprising conclusions are derived, about the identity conditions of works and about the difference, often, between what a work seems to be and what it really is.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Work and Object is a study of fundamental questions in the metaphysics of art, notably how works relate to the materials that constitute them. Issues about the creation of works, what is essential and inessential to their identity, their distinct kinds of properties, including aesthetic properties, their amenability to interpretation, their style, the conditions under which they can go out of existence, and their relation to perceptually indistinguishable doubles (e.g. forgeries and parodies), are raised and debated. A core theme is that works like paintings, music, literature, sculpture, architecture, films, photographs, multi-media installations, and many more besides, have fundamental features in common, as cultural artefacts, in spite of enormous surface differences. It is their nature as distinct kinds of things, grounded in distinct ontological categories, that is the subject of this enquiry. Although much of the discussion is abstract, based in analytical metaphysics, there are numerous specific applications, including a study of Jean-Paul Sartre's novel La Nausée and recent conceptual art. Some surprising conclusions are derived, about the identity conditions of works and about the difference, often, between what a work seems to be and what it really is.

More books from OUP Oxford

Cover of the book Powers of Persuasion by Peter Lamarque
Cover of the book Mapping and Measuring Deliberation by Peter Lamarque
Cover of the book Alan Turing's Electronic Brain by Peter Lamarque
Cover of the book Philosophy Bites Back by Peter Lamarque
Cover of the book Belinda by Peter Lamarque
Cover of the book Media and the Making of Modern Germany by Peter Lamarque
Cover of the book Interplaces by Peter Lamarque
Cover of the book Global Tax Fairness by Peter Lamarque
Cover of the book Culture and Anarchy by Peter Lamarque
Cover of the book From International to Federal Market by Peter Lamarque
Cover of the book The Sociology of Speed by Peter Lamarque
Cover of the book Madness: A Very Short Introduction by Peter Lamarque
Cover of the book Legal Professional Privilege for Corporations by Peter Lamarque
Cover of the book Henry James's Style of Retrospect by Peter Lamarque
Cover of the book Free Speech after 9/11 by Peter Lamarque
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy