Richard Wollheim
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| '''Richard Arthur Wollheim''' (5 May 1923 – 4 November 2003) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[philosopher]] noted for original work on [[philosophy of mind|mind]] and [[emotion]]s, especially as related to the [[visual art]]s, specifically, painting. Wollheim served as the president of the [[British Society of Aesthetics]] from 1992 onwards until his death in 2003. | '''Richard Arthur Wollheim''' (5 May 1923 – 4 November 2003) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[philosopher]] noted for original work on [[philosophy of mind|mind]] and [[emotion]]s, especially as related to the [[visual art]]s, specifically, painting. Wollheim served as the president of the [[British Society of Aesthetics]] from 1992 onwards until his death in 2003. | ||
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“[i]s it to be presumed that those who confer status upon some artifact do so for good reasons, or is there no such presumption? Might they have no reason, or bad reasons, and yet their action be efficacious given that they themselves have the right status?” (1980, p. 160). |
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Richard Arthur Wollheim (5 May 1923 – 4 November 2003) was a British philosopher noted for original work on mind and emotions, especially as related to the visual arts, specifically, painting. Wollheim served as the president of the British Society of Aesthetics from 1992 onwards until his death in 2003.
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