Books by Arthur Danto
After the End of Art
by Arthur Danto
You can have objects that are indiscernible between being artworks and being everyday things, his most famous example is Andy Warhol's Brillo box...What identifies a problem as a philsophical problem is that it raises the problem of indiscernibles.
Interviews where books by Arthur Danto were recommended
The best books on The Philosophy of Art, recommended by Noël Carroll
What is art? Does it have to be good? Is it up to a museum curator or other expert to decide? If so, how did the first art arise? A leading philosopher chooses the best books on the philosophical questions surrounding art.