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Arthur Coleman Danto
AuthorBooks · Second hand1924-2013
Arthur Coleman Danto was an American art critic, philosopher, and professor at Columbia University. He was best known for having been a long-time art critic for The Nation and for his work in philosophical aesthetics and philosophy of history, though he contributed significantly to a number of fields, including the philosophy of action. His interests included thought, feeling, philosophy of art, theories of representation, philosophical psychology, Hegel's aesthetics, and the philosophers Friedrich Nietzsche and Jean-Paul Sartre.
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About Arthur Coleman Danto
Birth
1924
Death
2013
First book
1951
Years writing
58
Arthur Coleman Danto was an American art critic, philosopher, and professor at Columbia University. He was best known for having been a long-time art critic for The Nation and for his work in philosophical aesthetics and philosophy of history, though he contributed significantly to a number of fields, including the philosophy of action. His interests included thought, feeling, philosophy of art, theories of representation, philosophical psychology, Hegel's aesthetics, and the philosophers Friedrich Nietzsche and Jean-Paul Sartre.
Arthur Coleman Danto was a multifaceted American thinker who excelled in both philosophy and art criticism.
Born in Ann Arbor, his career spanned from painting and university teaching to specialized journalism.
Throughout his prolific career, he published 83 works exploring the intersection between modern art and philosophical thought.
His profound analysis of 20th-century art established him as a key figure in understanding contemporary exhibitions.
Among his most notable publications is his study on the artist Cy Twombly, reflecting his passion for art history.
