A Pragmatic Theory of Public Art and Architecture

By Philip E. Davis

A Pragmatic Theory of Public Art and Architecture uses a pragmatic method to determine what public art consists of, the differences between good, bad, and non-art, and whether such art should be subsidized by government. A major part of the book concerns the philosophies of architecture held by such persons as Thomas Jefferson, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Albert Speer. It also provides a discussion of the material, formal, efficient, and final causes of art as suggested by Aristotle and later interpreted by John Dewey, William James, and other pragmatists. A final inquiry concerns the relation of art to morality.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1511718668
• ISBN13: 9781511718660
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.4" x 6.0"