Arthur Coleman Danto
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- Born
- 1924 · Ann Arbor.
- Died
- 2013 · Manhattan.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- art critic · philosopher · painter · university teacher · writer · journalist · art historian
- Fields
- philosophy
- Education
- Wayne State University · Columbia University
- Honours
- Guggenheim Fellowship · George Polk Award · Albertus-Magnus professorate · Carus Lectures · National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism
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- English
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Arthur Coleman Danto studied at Wayne State University and Columbia University. The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is philosophy. Jean-Paul Sartre is recorded as an influence. Places of work recorded in the authority are New York City. Employment is recorded with Columbia University. Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship, George Polk Award, Albertus-Magnus professorate and Carus Lectures.
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1924
Arthur Coleman Danto born at Ann Arbor.
2013
Arthur Coleman Danto died at Manhattan.
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- 1.Johnson, Ken. Arthur C. Danto, a Philosopher of Art, Is Dead at 89. The New York Times. October 27, 2013.
- 2.Italie, Hillel. Groundbreaking art critic Arthur Danto dies at 89. The Times of Israel. October 28, 2013.
- 3.Arthur Danto - Interviewed by Zoe Sutherland . Naked Punch, 10 July 2010
- 4.American Humanist Association. Humanist Manifesto II.
- 5.Arthur Danto, Connections to the World: The Basic Concepts of Philosophy (New York: Harper and Row, 1989), p.6.
- 6.Noel Carroll, "Danto's Comic Vision: Philosophical Method and Literary Style," Philosophy and Literature 39.2 (October 2015), p. 556.
- 7.Noel Carroll, "Danto's Comic Vision: Philosophical Method and Literary Style," Philosophy and Literature 39.2 (October 2015), p. 563 n. 8.
- 8.This theory has been described as an "influential theory about the nature of art", according to Philosophy Now, November 2013
- 9.Danto, Arthur. The transfiguration of the commonplace: a philosophy of art. Harvard University Press. 1981. 978-0-674-90346-3.
- 10.Maes, Hans R.V. and Puolakka, Kalle (2012) "Arthur Danto: The Transfiguration of the Commonplace," [[Preprint|[Preprint]], final version in:] 50 Key Texts in Art History. Routledge. ISBN 9780415497701
- 11.Philosopher Art Critic Arthur C. Danto. VEERY JOURNAL.
- 12.Adajian, Thomas. "The Definition of Art", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, London, Oct 23, 2007.
- 13.Ross, Stephen David. Art and its Significance. SUNY Press. 469. 1984. 0-87395-764-4.
- 14.Danto, Arthur. Remarks on Art and Philosophy. Acadia Summer Arts Program ASAP available through D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers. 113–114. 2014. 978-0-9797642-6-4.
- 15.The Philosophical Disenfranchisement of Art. By Arthur Danto. Columbia Univ Press. 1986. Page 1.
- 16.The Philosophical Disenfranchisement of Art. By Arthur Danto. Columbia Univ Press. 1986. Page 4.
- 17.Cloweny, David W. Arthur Danto. Rowan university. December 21, 2009.
- 18.Danto, Arthur Coleman. After the end of art: contemporary art and the pale of history. Princeton University Press. 47 As quoted by Professor David W. Cloweny on his website. http://www.rowan.edu/open/philosop/clowney/Aesthetics/philos_artists_onart/danto.htm#top Webarchive. 2009-12-27. 0-691-00299-1.
- 19.The College Art Association. Awards.
- 20.Danto, Arthur C. Danto on Scully. Dap-distributed Art. 2015. 978-3-7757-3963-4.
- 21.Hoving, Thomas. The Man Who Makes a Ruckus of New York. The New York Times. 2004-07-11. 0362-4331.
- 22.from: Danto, Arthur, Juli Cho Bailer "Karen LaMonte: Absence Adorned." Tacoma, WA: Museum of Glass, International Center for Contemporary Art, (2005)
Bibliography printed in the source article · 12
- Borradori, Giovanna. The American Philosopher : Conversations with Quine, Davidson, Putnam, Nozick, Danto, Rorty, Cavell, MacIntyre, Kuhn. University of Chicago Press. 2008. 9780226066493.
- A Companion to Arthur Danto, Lydia Goehr, Jonathan Gilmore (eds.) Wiley, 2022
- Arthur Danto's Philosophy of Art, by Noël Carroll, Brill, 2021
- Arthur Danto and the End of Art', by Raquel Cascales, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2019
- The Philosophy of Arthur C. Danto, Randall E. Auxier, Lewis Edwin Hahn (eds.) Open Court Publishing, 2011
- Action, Art, History: Engagements with Arthur C. Danto: A collection of essays edited by Daniel Herwitz and Michael Kelly, including contributions by Frank Ankersmit, Hans Belting, Stanley Cavell, Donald Davidson, Lydia Goehr, Gregg Horowitz, Philip Kitcher, Daniel Immerwahr, Daniel Herwitz and Michael Kelly and replies by Danto himself.
- Danto and his Critics (1993). A collection of essays including contributions by David Carrier, Richard Wollheim, Jerry Fodor, and George Dickie.
- Danto and His Critics: Art History, Historiography and After the End of Art. History and Theory 37, no. 4 (1998), theme issue where philosophers David Carrier, Frank Ankersmit, Noël Carroll, Michael Kelly, Brigitte Hilmer, Robert Kudielka, Martin Seeland and Jacob Steinbrenner address his work; includes a final reply by the author.
- Tiziana Andina, Arthur Danto: Philosopher of Pop, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2011
- D. Seiple, "Arthur C. Danto" in Philip B. Dematteis, ed., Dictionary of Literary Biography 273 (2003), 39-48 [author postprint]
- D. Seiple, "Creativity and Spirit in the Work of Arthur Danto"
- D. Seiple, "The Spirit of Arthur Danto," in Randall E. Auxier and Lewis Edwin Hahn, ed., The Philosophy of Arthur C. Danto, The Library of Living Philosophers XXXIII, 671-700 (2013) [author postprint]
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Formation and teaching. Danto studied at Wayne State University and Columbia University. His recorded influences include Jean-Paul Sartre. Danto worked in philosophy. He was employed by Columbia University. He belonged to American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He worked at New York City. Danto received Guggenheim Fellowship, George Polk Award, Albertus-Magnus professorate, Carus Lectures and National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism. Recorded as having received Guggenheim Fellowship, George Polk Award and Albertus-Magnus professorate.
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