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Homo Aestheticus: Where Art Comes from and Why

By (author) Ellen Dissanayake





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The controversy about the public funding of the arts in the USA has sparked off afresh the debate about the nature and function of art. This book argues that art is an essential human activity, but that this has been obscured in modern society.

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Publisher | Simon & Schuster
Published date | 1 Mar 1992
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Format | Hardback
Pages | 300
Dimensions | 242 x 160 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 598g
ISBN | 978-0-0290-7885-3
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BISAC | philosophy / aesthetics


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