P2: Functions & Philosophical Perspectives of Art

Question 1

It is varied and highly subjective. The function depends on the person- who created the art.

Answer 1

Personal Function

Question 2

If and when it addresses a collective interest as opposed to a personal interest.

Answer 2

Social Function

Question 3

Art that fulfills and satisfy man’s needs. It is crafted to serve some purpose.

Answer 3

Physical Function

Question 4

It is used for dance & religion. People composed hymns of love to express feelings & emotions.

Answer 4

Music

Question 5

Does art always have to be functional?

Answer 5

The value of art doesn’t depend on function but the work itself.

Question 6

Art as an Imitation

Answer 6

According to Plato, artists are imitators & art is just a mere imitation.

Question 7

The things in the world are only copies of the original

Answer 7

World of Forms

Question 8

Why was Plato deeply suspicious of arts & artists?

Answer 8

1. They appeal to the emotion rather to the rational faculty of men
2. They imitate rather than lead one to reality.

Question 9

Art as a Reflection of Society

Answer 9

According to Aristotle, Art doesn’t aim to represent reality but to provide a vision of what might be or the many possibilities of reality.

Question 10

Art as Disinterested Judgement

Answer 10

Immanuel Kant considered the judgement of beauty, the cornerstone of art, as something that can be universal despite its subjectivity.

Question 11

Art as a Communication of Emotion

Answer 11

According to Leo Tolstoy, art serves as a language; a communication device that articulates feelings & emotions that are otherwise unavailable to the audience.