COMM/RELS 257 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (GRADED A)

COMM/RELS 257 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS (GRADED A)
firth's method - ANSWER-uncovering the meaning behind an image

multiple intelligence theory - ANSWER-cultural ideas are expressed through multiple
symbols- linguistic, musical, logical-mathematical, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, personal

kant - ANSWER-we apply labels of beauty; god does not equal beauty

danto - ANSWER-art is not an imitation of reality but it creates new forms, which are no
less real than the object it imitated previously

Nietzsche - ANSWER-tragedy does not have meaning or justification

Foucault - ANSWER-people are too focused on the artist's intention

hume - ANSWER-men of taste acquire certain abilities that lead to agreement about
which authors an artwork are best (education is important)

Aristotle - ANSWER-imitation is something natural that humans enjoy / learn from at an
early age

dewey - ANSWER-art is the best possible window into another culture; art is the
universal language

freud - ANSWER-art expresses unconscious feelings; art is a form of sublimation
(gratification that substitutes for the actual satisfaction of our biologically given desires)

tolstoy - ANSWER-expression theory- artist's job is to express & communicate emotions
to an audience