Art, value and function

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Schroeder, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4480-6458 (2013) Art, value and function. The Nordic Journal of Aesthetics, 23 (46). pp. 47-62. ISSN 2000-9607

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Is the concept of a work of art an evaluative concept: does its application imply a positive evaluation? I shall discuss this question by considering two opposing attempts at defining art, namely the Institutional Theory and the view that art is a functional concept. I shall argue that the concept of art does not imply an unconditionally positive evaluation, but that art is a prestige concept. Moreover, it will be shown that functional definitions of art are flawed.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/39610
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Arts, Humanities and Social Science > School of Humanities > Philosophy
Uncontrolled Keywords	The concept of art, institutional theory of art, functional definition of art
Publisher	The Nordic Society of Aesthetics
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