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Book 2: //Puzzles about Art// Notes: Notes documented directly from text: Professional aestheticians would assent to both a principle of authenticity and a principle of aestheticism. p. vii Expression-based theories will give higher priority to authenticity, while formalist theories will give greater importance to perceptual properties of the work. p. viii Should it matter whether its creator intended to be received or understood as art? p. 1 When we say that something is art, or a work of art, so we mean to say at the same time that it should be understood or appreciated in a certain way, or taken seriously in a particular fashion? p. 2 Dickie's point; Art is what the artworld takes to be art. p. 8 Whom to ask-the members of the artworld. If they take these things to be art, then they are; if they do not, they are not. p. 9 Activities to discuss with class 1-2 Pile of Bricks p.13 Wladyslaw Tatarkiewicz defines a work of art as follows: "A work of art is either a reproduction of things, or a construction of forms, or an expression of experiences such that it is capable of evoking delight, or emotion, or shock. p.17 Discuss 1-10 Bad Art or Not Art At All Could it be that Adorno did not change his mind(about art)but that the world changed between 1943 and 1969? p. 19
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