Philosophy of Sculpture by Kristin Gjesdal, Fred Rush, Ingvil... - 9780367550349

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Philosophy of SculptureHistorical Problems, Contemporary Approaches\nAuthor(s): Kristin Gjesdal, Fred Rush, Ingvild Torsen\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367550349, 978-0367550349\nSynopsis\nSculpture has been a central aspect of almost every art culture, contemporary or historical. This volume comprises ten essays at the cutting edge of thinking about sculpture in philosophical terms, representing approaches to sculpture from the perspectives of both Anglo-American and European philosophy. Some of the essays are historically situated, while others are more straightforwardly conceptual. All of the essays, however, pay strict attention to actual sculptural examples in their discussions. This reflects the overall aim of the volume to not merely \""apply\"" philosophy to sculpture, but rather to test the philosophical approaches taken in tandem with deep analyses of sculptural examples.\n\nThere is an array of phil.