Art, Value, and Function

Authors

  • Severin Schroeder

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/nja.v23i46.16381

Keywords:

The concept of art, institutional theory of art, functional definition of art

Abstract

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.

 

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Published

2014-02-07

How to Cite

Schroeder, S. (2014). Art, Value, and Function. The Nordic Journal of Aesthetics, 23(46). https://doi.org/10.7146/nja.v23i46.16381

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 46 (2013)

Section

Articles

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