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Edited by Jonathan Gilmore and Lydia Goehr

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Names: Gilmore, Jonathan, editor. | Goehr, Lydia, editor.

Title: A companion to Arthur C. Danto / edited by Jonathan Gilmore and Lydia Goehr.

Description: Frist edition. | Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2022. |

Series: Blackwell companions to philosophy | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2021009894 (print) | LCCN 2021009895 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119154211 (hardback) | ISBN 9781119154228 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781119154235 (epub) | ISBN 9781119154242 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Danto, Arthur C., 1924-2013--Criticism and interpretation.

Classification: LCC B945.D364 C66 2022 (print) | LCC B945.D364 (ebook) | DDC 191--dc23

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1 Cover

2 Series page

3 Title page

4 Copyright

5 Preface

6 Notes on Contributors

7 Introduction: Five Pieces for Arthur Danto (1924–2013) In memoriam

8 1 Roquebrune, 1962

9 2 Boundaries Crossed

10 3 Writing with Style

11 4 Sartre, Transparency, and Style

12 5 Nietzsche and Historical Understanding

13 6 Pragmatism between Art and Life