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EPISODE · Oct 9, 2025 · 33 MIN

What Is Art? From Beauty to Conceptual Revolutions

from The Thinking Abyss: Philosophy and Science · host Synthetic Universe

This episode dives into the age-old question of what defines art. From traditional ideas of beauty and skill to Duchamp’s radical challenges, we explore major theories—Institutional, Intentionalist, Aesthetic, and Formalist—and how art ultimately emerges as an evolving, contested social practice shaped by context, intention, and audience.This episode includes AI-generated content.

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This episode dives into the age-old question of what defines art. From traditional ideas of beauty and skill to Duchamp’s radical challenges, we explore major theories—Institutional, Intentionalist, Aesthetic, and Formalist—and how art ultimately emerges as an evolving, contested social practice shaped by context, intention, and audience.This episode includes AI-generated content.

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