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Art as Experience

Art as Experience

ArtPhilosophy
Pages
384
Published
1934
Language
English

Synopsis

Based on John Dewey’s lectures on esthetics, delivered as the first William James Lecturer at Harvard in 1932, Art as Experience has grown to be considered internationally as the most distinguished work ever written by an American on the formal structure and characteristic effects of all the arts: architecture, sculpture, painting, music, and literature.

Genres

Art Philosophy

About the author

J
John Dewey

John Dewey, a thinker whose work shaped our understanding of how we learn and interact, penned important books like Human Nature and Conduct and An Introduction to Social Psychology. His writings explore the connections between individual behavior and the social world.