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Expressivist theory and the two terms

by Kurt Knecht | Aug 11, 2011 | aesthetics, expressivist theory, Santayana, Uncategorized

There are few thinkers today that argue that art doesn’t convey emotional impact of some sort. Much of the formal writing concerning expressivist theories of art since Santayana have assumed what is commonly called the “two terms theory”. That is, for art to happen,...

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