[ebooks] Trusting Performance: A Cognitive Approach to Embodiment in Drama (Cognitive Studies in Literature and Performance) by N. Rokotnitz in Arts-Photography

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Now available in a fully revised and updated second edition; this accessible and insightful introduction outlines the central theories and ongoing debates in the philosophy of art. Covers a wide range of topics; including the definition and interpretation of art; the connections between artistic and ethical judgment; and the expression and elicitation of emotions through art Includes discussion of prehistoric; non-Western; and popular mass arts; extending the philosophical conversation beyond the realm of Fine Art Details concrete applications of complex theoretical concepts Poses thought-provoking questions and offers fully updated annotated reading lists at the end of each chapter to encourage and enable further research