Philosophies of Arts

Since the 18th century the philosophy of art has been engaged in the project of trying to find out what the fine arts have in common and how they might be defin... » 

Since the 18th century the philosophy of art has been engaged in the project of trying to find out what the fine arts have in common and how they might be defined. Peter Kivy traces the history of that enterprise and argues that the definitional project has been unsuccessful. «