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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book.

About the book >.>.> Arts programs are among the first items to be cut from municipal budgets; they are often classified as contributors to the “enrich- ment” of public life that may be eliminated without major loss comparable to skipping dessert with no sacrifice of nutrition. This is a grave error; art and aesthetic taste are powerful framers of self-image social identity and public values. The philosophical discipline of aesthetics is by no means restricted to theories of art or of critical reception and enjoyment. Yet with the exception of artworks few items of our world are assessed chiefly for their aesthetic qualities. For this reason philosophy of art occupies center stage in aesthetic theory. “Philosophy of art” is intended to include all of the various arts although the term “art” is elastic. It has a narrow use in English as well as some other languages insofar as it refers specifically to the graphic arts. (LL)