PHIL 2271 Final Study Guide

Some obligations to be considered art

1. Art ought to be preserved 2. Art ought to be taken seriously 3. Art ought to have an aim for a value that justifies it being the object of other obligations 4. Art ought to function in specific ways

Objections to Dickie's view of art

1. Does not state a clear or necessary condition for something to be considered art 2. Theory is circular, that is to say it uses it's own premises to try to justify it's claim 3. Dickie's description of what artists do is innacurate

4 Main Theories to Know about Artistic Value

1.) Artistic value comes from it's ability to accurately depict or mimic life 2.) Artistic value comes from it's ability to produce an aesthetic emotion 3.) Artistic value comes from it's ability to embody ideas and show concepts 4.) Artistic value comes from it's ability to express a certain feeling or emotion

According to Bell, artistic value comes from

Aesthetic value, or significant form, which provokes a certain emotion that only art can produce

A concept of art is descriptive if it

Allows something to be art without having artistic value

According to Plato, artistic value comes from

How well it depicts reality and serves as a representation

According to Hegel, Danto, and Croche, artistic value comes from

How well it embodies an idea that the artist is trying to get across

Difference between humanities and social sciences

Humanities uses critical thinking; social sciences and natural sciences use the scientific method. PHILOSOPHY IS A HUMANITY.

Something has "art status" if

It is engaged in a certain set of obligations or social practices

Philosophers to know:

Plato, Bell, Danto, Hegel, Croche, Weitz, and Dickie

A concept of art is evaluative if it

Requires something to be art only if it has artistic value

Social Concept of Art Theory states...

Something being art consists in it having what is called "art status"

Dickie's 1st Theory of Art states...

Something is art only if it is an artifact and it is recognized as art from someone in what he calls the "artworld"

Dickie's 2nd Theory of Art (Revised Theory) states...

Something is art only if it is an artifact of a kind knowingly created by an artist to be presented to the public

According to Picasso, artistic value comes from

The expression an artist tries to get across