Free Download Art and Entertainment: A Philosophical Exploration
English | 2024 | ISBN: 1138599948 | 295 Pages | PDF (True) | 53 MB
Philosophers have discussed art - or artistic practices such as poetry - since ancient times. But systems of art and entertainment appeared only in the modern era - in the West, during the 18th and 19th centuries. And philosophers have largely neglected the concept of entertainment. In this book Andy Hamilton explores art and entertainment from a philosophical standpoint. He argues, against modernist theory, that art and entertainment are not opposites, but form a loosely connected conceptual system. Against postmodernism, however, he insists on their vital differences.