PHIL 1361 Test 1 Questions and Answers Already Passed
What is an artefact - Answers artworks that are the product of human intention and creation
How does a post-impressionist painting, such as The Starry Night serve as a counterexample
for Kant's definition of art? Which criteria would it conflict with? - Answers Kant's definition
relies on representation and The Starry Night does not actually represent how a starry night
looks like
How would Clive Bell, a formalist, classify a descriptive painting? Why? - Answers clive bell
would classify a descriptove painting as not art as it lacks significant form
What is the metaphysical hypothesis, and what did it say about aesthetic emotions? - Answers
the metaphysical hypothesis states that aesthetic emotions are a reflection of something
greater or transcendant beyond our immediate sensory experience
For the expressionist, what is the byproduct of art and what is its use? - Answers the byproduct
of art is the product itself. its use is to be a vessel for the artist to communicate their undefined
feeling
For the functionalist definition, what is the difference between thinking something is art if it is
intended to serve an aesthetic function as opposed to thinking something is art if it can suitably
serve that function? a. What is the difference between these two approaches? - Answers
For Weitz and Ziff, who thought art could not be defined, could the term still be misused? How? -
Answers yes the term art can still be misused because it could refer to something that has
nothing to do with art
Why can "outsider art" not be considered art according to either version of the institutional
theory of art? - Answers the artworld is an institution made of people and anyone not in the
institution is considered an 'outsider' and is not considered an artist
For Levinson's historical approach to defining art, how are apparent "breaks" in the chain
accounted for? - Answers it still counts as art because it was created to challenge the
audience's idea of art. as stated by levinson, art either follows, expands, or challenges tradition
For the historical functionalist, what criteria would an object need to satisfy in order to be art if it
was not part of a central art form at the time it was created? - Answers it would need to act as a
pillar of tradition that art can follow, expand upon, or challenge
What is an arbiter of meaning for a theory of interpretation? - Answers the arbiter of meaning is
what gives me work meaning; the author's intentions, the work itself, or the readers
If literary meaning is to be determined by the text, how can it be determined if a work contains
an allusion? - Answers just as how the reader determines literary meaning, the reader also
determines if the work contains an allusion or not
What is an artefact - Answers artworks that are the product of human intention and creation
How does a post-impressionist painting, such as The Starry Night serve as a counterexample
for Kant's definition of art? Which criteria would it conflict with? - Answers Kant's definition
relies on representation and The Starry Night does not actually represent how a starry night
looks like
How would Clive Bell, a formalist, classify a descriptive painting? Why? - Answers clive bell
would classify a descriptove painting as not art as it lacks significant form
What is the metaphysical hypothesis, and what did it say about aesthetic emotions? - Answers
the metaphysical hypothesis states that aesthetic emotions are a reflection of something
greater or transcendant beyond our immediate sensory experience
For the expressionist, what is the byproduct of art and what is its use? - Answers the byproduct
of art is the product itself. its use is to be a vessel for the artist to communicate their undefined
feeling
For the functionalist definition, what is the difference between thinking something is art if it is
intended to serve an aesthetic function as opposed to thinking something is art if it can suitably
serve that function? a. What is the difference between these two approaches? - Answers
For Weitz and Ziff, who thought art could not be defined, could the term still be misused? How? -
Answers yes the term art can still be misused because it could refer to something that has
nothing to do with art
Why can "outsider art" not be considered art according to either version of the institutional
theory of art? - Answers the artworld is an institution made of people and anyone not in the
institution is considered an 'outsider' and is not considered an artist
For Levinson's historical approach to defining art, how are apparent "breaks" in the chain
accounted for? - Answers it still counts as art because it was created to challenge the
audience's idea of art. as stated by levinson, art either follows, expands, or challenges tradition
For the historical functionalist, what criteria would an object need to satisfy in order to be art if it
was not part of a central art form at the time it was created? - Answers it would need to act as a
pillar of tradition that art can follow, expand upon, or challenge
What is an arbiter of meaning for a theory of interpretation? - Answers the arbiter of meaning is
what gives me work meaning; the author's intentions, the work itself, or the readers
If literary meaning is to be determined by the text, how can it be determined if a work contains
an allusion? - Answers just as how the reader determines literary meaning, the reader also
determines if the work contains an allusion or not
