Art, Education, and the Democratic Commitment
Subtitle: A Defense of State Support for the Arts (Philosophical Studies in Contemporary Culture)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: April 30, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780792362920
Subjects: Social & political philosophy; Theory of art; General; Arts And Public Policy; Philosophy Of Art; Art & Art Instruction; Public Affairs & Administration; Art; Political; Philosophy; Criticism; Art / Criticism; Philosophy / Political; Philosophy-Political; Art and state; Federal aid to the arts
First sentence: This chapter examines the most prevalent justification of government funding for the arts, the appeal to cultural perfection.