Art in the social order : the making of the modern conception of art.

Mortensen, Preben, 1957-

Art in the social order : the making of the modern conception of art. - ix, 213 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Modern Conception of Art -- The Quest for the Essence of Art -- Wittgensteinian Philosophies of Art -- Art as History and Theory -- The Histories of Philosophy -- Conceptions of History -- Art and Science -- New Discoursive Practices -- Art, Manners, and the Presentation of the Self -- Standards of Taste -- Shaftesbury and the Morality of Art Appreciation -- The Reformation of Manners -- Politeness -- Hutcheson and the Problem of Conspicuous Consumption -- From the Morality to the Autonomy of Art -- Art, Autonomy, and Ideology -- Notes -- References -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

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Aesthetics
Aesthetics, Modern--18th century

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