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Art I: Preliminary Questions


There are a number of questions which are addressed in consideration of the Philosopht of Art. Among those questions are:

• What is art? Can art be defined?
• What is it that makes one object or piece f writing or music rather than another worthy of being called art?
• What is beauty?
• Is there something distinctively human about art?
• What is the relation between art and reality?