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.

James Grant, lecturer in philosophy at the University of Oxford, explores the expression of emotion in music. He discusses theories of expression, the role of resemblance in musical expression, the uniqueness of expressing emotions through music, and the value of musical expression in fostering a sense of community.

This podcast explores the debate surrounding the use of the author's intentions in interpreting literary works. It discusses the relationship between the meaning of a literary work and the author's intentions, including different theories and criticisms. The concept of hidden meaning in a work is explored, as well as the debate between intentionalism and anti-intentionalism. The role of author's intentions in interpreting artistic works is discussed, including different perspectives within the intentionalist camp.

In this lecture, the lecturer discusses Kant's solution to the problematic feature of judgments of taste, Kant's defense of formalism about beauty and the challenges in justifying agreement in judgments of taste, Kant's concept of imagination in sense experience, Kant's perspective on the relationship between music, delight, and the beauty of universal validity, Kant's concept of play and its relation to acquiring knowledge, and Kant's thoughts on judgments of the sublime in the 18th century.

James Grant, lecturer in philosophy, University of Oxford gives his fourth lecture in the Aesthetics series on Kant's Critique of Judgement.

James Grant, lecturer in philosophy, University of Oxford, discusses Hume's perspective on beauty, the sentiment it evokes, and the standard of taste. They explore the nature of beauty, arguing that it lies in the sentiment of the observer. The podcast also delves into Hume's argument on beauty's universality, the role of practice and comparison in evaluating beauty, and the criteria for identifying true critics of art.

James Grant, lecturer in philosophy, University of Oxford gives his second lecture in the Aesthetics series on Aristotle's Poetics.

James Grant, a philosophy lecturer at the University of Oxford, gives his first lecture on Plato's philosophy of art. The lecture covers topics such as the meaning and evaluation of art, Plato's criticisms of poetry, understanding forms and appearances, Plato's critique of painters and poets, the influence of cognitive biases on perceptions, and the value of art in providing knowledge.