Ideas from 'Languages of Art (2nd edn)' by Nelson Goodman [1968], by Theme Structure
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21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 1. Defining Art
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Art is a referential activity, hence indefinable, but it has a set of symptoms
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21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 5. Art as Language
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Artistic symbols are judged by the fruitfulness of their classifications [Giovannelli]
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21. Aesthetics / B. Nature of Art / 7. Ontology of Art
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A performance is only an instance of a work if there is not a single error
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21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 2. Copies of Art
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A copy only becomes an 'instance' of an artwork if there is a system of notation
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