A Pragmatic Approach to the Identity of Works of Art

IF 0.3 3区 哲学 0 PHILOSOPHY
Julie C. Van Camp
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Abstract

The “identity” of works of art is what makes two instances or performances the same work. Philosophers have tried to account for identity by appealing to notational systems, production histories, cultural context, or some combination of those factors. None of these approaches has been accepted as adequately accounting for the ways in which identity is actually understood in the art world, by artists, performers, composers, choreographers, audiences, historians, and critics. I propose that the identity of works of art be understood pragmatically as ways of talking and acting by the various communities of the art world.1 These are informed by notational systems, production histories, and so forth. But those approaches have been unsatisfactory.2 A pragmatic approach centers on how identity is understood by various communities through ongoing deliberative and decision-making practices,3 characterized in turn by rejection of essences and emphasis on pluralism, experience, and community. I fi rst sketch what I understand by “art world communities” and what it means for those communities to determine the identity of works of art as “ways of talking and acting.” I next outline additional elements of this approach to identity, consistent with the twentieth-century tradition of pragmatism. Next I show how a pragmatic approach explains examples in identity, including practices in copyright infringement. I then consider a recent controversy that drew the attention of several overlapping communities in art and the law. Finally, I consider problems and challenges for this approach to identity.
艺术作品身份的实用主义研究
艺术作品的“同一性”是使两个实例或表演成为同一件作品的东西。哲学家们试图通过诉诸符号系统、生产历史、文化背景或这些因素的某种组合来解释身份。这些方法都没有被接受,因为它们充分解释了艺术家、表演者、作曲家、编舞家、观众、历史学家和评论家在艺术世界中实际理解身份的方式。我建议将艺术作品的身份从实用主义的角度理解为艺术界各个群体的谈话和行动方式这些信息是由符号系统、生产历史等等提供的。但是这些方法并不令人满意实用主义方法的核心是通过持续的审议和决策实践,不同社区如何理解身份,3反过来又以拒绝本质和强调多元化、经验和社区为特征。我首先概述了我对“艺术世界社区”的理解,以及这些社区将艺术作品的身份确定为“说话和表演的方式”意味着什么。接下来,我将概述这种与20世纪实用主义传统相一致的身份认同方法的其他元素。接下来,我将展示实用主义方法如何解释身份方面的例子,包括侵犯版权的做法。然后,我考虑了最近的一场争议,它引起了艺术和法律领域几个重叠社区的注意。最后,我考虑了这种身份认同方法的问题和挑战。
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