Cynthia Freeland
Autor(a) de Art Theory: A Very Short Introduction
About the Author
Cynthia A. Freeland is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Houston, Texas.
Image credit: Courtesy of the author.
Obras de Cynthia Freeland
Hyundai Motor Art 2014-2021 1 exemplar(es)
Associated Works
The Matrix and Philosophy: Welcome to the Desert of the Real (Popular Culture and Philosophy) (2002) — Contribuinte — 837 cópias
Engendering Origins: Critical Feminist Readings in Plato and Aristotle (Suny Series, Feminist Philosophy) (1993) — Contribuinte — 8 cópias
Feminist Reflections on the History of Philosophy (The New Synthese Historical Library) (2004) — Contribuinte — 6 cópias
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Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1951-08-17
- Sexo
- female
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- Obras
- 10
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- 9
- Membros
- 739
- Popularidade
- #34,365
- Avaliação
- 3.6
- Resenhas
- 12
- ISBNs
- 36
- Idiomas
- 8
The author provide clear and useful explanations of both classical, modern and post modern theories of art. I appreciate her ability to both give a fair presentation of ideas while challenging their validity.
While the theories presented are interesting and sometimes useful, personally I am more skeptical than her (and most of the theorists she discusses) of the “moral” or political value of art. Humans have and always will use art as a source of political power or economic exploitation or mass control. Trying to apply moral (good vs bad) or political (progressive vs fascist) categories is ultimately an exercise in futility and inevitably misleading. Nonetheless, human creativity is what defines our species, and authentic artistic expression will endure no matter what medium is used to express it.… (mais)