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The British Journal of Aesthetics 2009 49(2):159-169; doi:10.1093/aesthj/ayp006
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Continuity and Discontiuity in the Concept of Art

Larry Shiner

Larry Shiner,University of Illinois at Springfield

lshin1{at}uis.edu


  Abstract

In ‘Is Art Modern? Kristeller’s "Modern System of the Arts" Reconsidered’ (BJA, 49.1 (2009), pp. 1-24), James I. Porter sets out to discredit Kristeller’s ‘modern system of the arts’ on the curious assumption that if Kristeller is right, one is somehow prohibited from investigating the ancients’ understanding of aesthetics. Unfortunately, Porter's paper misrepresents Kristeller's central aim, misses the real shortcomings of Kristeller's essay, and often obscures substantive issues behind simplistic dichotomies. Because the unwary reader might be taken in by some of Porter's exaggerations and omissions, I will identify a few of these before addressing the issue of continuity and discontinuity in the concept of art, particularly with respect to the ancient world.


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