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A Realist Theory of Art History (Hardcover, New)
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A Realist Theory of Art History (Hardcover, New)
Series: Ontological Explorations Routledge Critical Realism
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As the theoretical alignments within academia shift, this book
introduces a surprising variety of realism to abolish the old
positivist-theory dichotomy that has haunted Art History. Demanding
frankly the referential detachment of the objects under study, the
book proposes a stratified, multi-causal account of art history
that addresses postmodern concerns while saving it from its errors
of self-refutation. Building from the very basic distinction
between intransitive being and transitive knowing, objects can be
affirmed as real while our knowledge of them is held to be
fallible. Several focused chapters address basic problems while
introducing philosophical reflection into art history. These
include basic ontological distinctions between society and culture,
general and "special" history, the discontinuity of cultural
objects, the importance of definition for special history, scales,
facets and fiat objects as forms of historical structure, the
nature of evidence and proof, historical truth and controversies.
Stressing Critical Realism as the stratified, multi-causal approach
needed for productive research today in the academy, this book
creates the subject of the ontology of art history and sets aside a
theoretical space for metaphysical reflection, thus clarifying the
usually muddy distinction between theory, methodology, and
historiography in art history.
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