Art without borders a philosophical exploration of art and humanity /

People all over the world make art and take pleasure in it, and they have done so for millennia. But acknowledging that art is a universal part of human experience leads us to some big questions: Why does it exist? Why do we enjoy it? And how do the world's different art traditions relate to ar...

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Main Author: Scharfstein, Ben-Ami, 1919-
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009.
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