Meskin, AR and Fokt, S (2016) Errors in 'The History of an Error'. British Journal of Aesthetics, 56 (2). pp. 179-185. ISSN 0007-0904
Abstract
In a recent article in this journal, Alex Neill and Aaron Ridley argue that relational theories of art (most notably the institutional theory) are rooted in a misunderstanding of what it would take to falsify the family resemblance theories they are meant to supplant, and are incapable of meeting all the requirements a successful theory of art must meet. Hence, they are doomed to failure. We show that the arguments Neill and Ridley offer are rooted in misunderstandings about relational theories and the requirements for a successful theory of art. If relational theories must fail, it will not be for the reasons identified by Neill and Ridley.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | (c) 2016, British Society of Aesthetics. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Society of Aesthetics. All rights reserved. This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in the British Journal of Aesthetics following peer review. The version of record, 'Meskin, AR and Fokt, S (2016) Errors in 'The History of an Error'. British Journal of Aesthetics, 56 (2). pp. 179-185,' is available online at: http://doi.org/10.1093/aesthj/ayv034 |
Keywords: | aesthetics; definition of art |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science (Leeds) > School of Philosophy (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 20 Aug 2015 09:38 |
Last Modified: | 01 Apr 2018 00:38 |
Published Version: | http://doi.org/10.1093/aesthj/ayv034 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
Identification Number: | 10.1093/aesthj/ayv034 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:89169 |