
 Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art lectures
 Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art lectures 8. Defining Art
 Mar 15, 2011 
 Examining the controversy surrounding Marcel Duchamp's urinal submission, defining the nature of art and the challenges in defining works of art, exploring different senses of the word 'art' and theories of art, discussing explicative definitions and historical theories of art, and arguing for a network of overlapping similarities in defining art. 
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 Introduction 
 00:00 • 3min 
 Defining the Nature of Works of Art 
 03:11 • 6min 
 Conditions and Definitions of Geometric Figures 
 09:39 • 3min 
 The Definition and Essence of Art 
 12:55 • 27min 
 Exploring Explicative Definitions in Art 
 40:17 • 3min 
 Historical Theories of Art and Family Resemblance Concepts 
 42:50 • 10min 
