"To my knowledge, Lamarque and Olsen's anthology is the most comprehensive and judiciously put-together
collection of its kind to date. It includes all of the authors one can think of on anyone's list of the major contributors
to the late twentieth-century analytic tradition in aesthetics and philosophy of art. It is both deep and broad.
If you are going to a desert island, and baggage space is limited, this is definitely the collection on the subject
you want to take with you. The period covered by Lamarque and Olsen's anthology is one of the richest in the history
of the discipline: a veritable golden age of philosophical speculation on art and the aesthetic that, I am glad
to say, is not over yet, and to which this volume will be a major contribution."
--Peter Kivy, Rutgers University
Publisher Web Site, March, 2004
Summary
This anthology provides comprehensive coverage of the major contributions of analytic philosophy to aesthetics
and the philosophy of art, from the earliest beginnings in the 1950's to the present time.
Traces the contributions of the analytic tradition to aesthetics and the philosophy of art, from the 1950's
to the present time.
Designed as a comprehensive guide to the field, it presents the most often-cited papers that students and researchers
encounter.
Addresses a wide range of topics, including identifying art, ontology, intention and interpretation, values
of art, aesthetic properties, fictionality, and the aesthetics of nature.
Explores particular art forms, including pictorial art, literature, music, and the popular arts.
