Morris Weitz
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Morris Weitz was an American philosopher best known for his work in aesthetics and the philosophy of art, particularly his influential critique of defining art by necessary and sufficient conditions.
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| Morris Weitz canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
20th-century philosopher
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aesthetician ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence | Anglo-American philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | debates on the definition of art in 20th-century aesthetics ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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University of Michigan ⓘ |
| employer |
Brandeis University
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Ohio State University NERFINISHED ⓘ Vassar College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Weitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aesthetics
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philosophy ⓘ philosophy of art ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ philosophy of literature ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
aesthetic theory
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literary criticism ⓘ philosophical literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary analytic aesthetics
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philosophy of art debates about the definition of art ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ludwig Wittgenstein
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analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
cluster concept theory of art
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critique of defining art by necessary and sufficient conditions ⓘ essay "The Role of Theory in Aesthetics" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
aesthetics
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literary criticism ⓘ philosophy of art ⓘ |
| name | Morris Weitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
art as an open concept
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rejection of essentialist definitions of art ⓘ |
| notableWork |
"Hamlet and the Philosophy of Literary Criticism"
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"Philosophy in Literature" NERFINISHED ⓘ "Philosophy of the Arts" NERFINISHED ⓘ "The Role of Theory in Aesthetics" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | United States of America ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of philosophy ⓘ |
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