Two comments and a problem for David Davies’ Performance Theory

Matravers, Derek (2005). Two comments and a problem for David Davies’ Performance Theory. Acta Analytica, 20(4) pp. 32–40.

URL:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12136-00...
DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Link:	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12136-005-1009-z
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Abstract

This paper considers the view, recently put forward by David Davies in Art and Performance, that works of art should be identified with the generative performances that result in the object, rather than with the object. It attempts to disarm two of Davies arguments by, first, providing a criterion by which the contextualist can accommodate all and only the relevant generative properties as properties of the work, and, second, providing an alternative explanation for his modal intuitions. Finally, it draws attention to Davies’ difficulties in providing a clear criterion for the identity of the work of art.

Item Type:	Journal Item
Copyright Holders:	2005 Springer
ISSN:	1874-6349
Keywords:	Davies; art; perception; criticism; interpretation
Academic Unit/School:	Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Politics, Philosophy, Economics, Development, Geography Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS)
Related URLs:	http://rcum.uni-mb.si/~actaana/toc37.HTM(Other)
Item ID:	5848
Depositing User:	Derek Matravers
Date Deposited:	21 Nov 2006
Last Modified:	29 Nov 2016 16:02
URI:	http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/5848
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