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In this entry we propose a definition of art as a “creation of reality.” First of all, we present a critique of the classic theory that conceives art as “representation.” We will try to show how it is possible to recover the philosophical value in the idea of representation, a sort of rational core: the problem of the relations of art to reality, and of the relation of artistic activity to the real. The theory of art as an activity of creation is superior because it solves the problem that the theory of representation acknowledges but is incapable of solving properly.
Trans. Ilbel Ramírez Gömez
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Ramírez, M.T. (2009). Creativity. In: Sepp, H., Embree, L. (eds) Handbook of Phenomenological Aesthetics. Contributions To Phenomenology, vol 59. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2471-8_11
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