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Denis Dutton

Aesthetics

Denis Laurence Dutton lived from 1944 to 2010 and was an American-New Zealand philosopher of art, web entrepreneur and media activist. He founded Arts & Letters Daily, an influential web aggregation site for essays and book reviews, developed an evolutionary theory of aesthetics detailed in his 2010 book The Art Instinct, ran the Bad Writing Contest to critique obscure academic prose, and wrote on questions of authenticity in art and philosophy.

Facts
Birth Year
1944 1
Defining Moment
Founded Arts and Letters Daily in 1998 1
Birth Date
1944-02-09 1
Notable Publication
The Art Instinct: Beauty, Pleasure, and Human Evolution 1
Office Held
Professor of Philosophy, University of Canterbury 1
Death Year
2010 1
Death Date
2010-12-28 1
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, United States 1
Death Place
Christchurch, New Zealand 1
Tradition
Philosophy of art and evolutionary aesthetics 1
Classification
Nationality
New Zealand 1
Connections

In Branch

Aesthetics, Branches of Philosophy
Source Denis Dutton - Wikipedia
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Nationality

New Zealand

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Originated In

New Zealand

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Source Denis Dutton - WikipediaLead sentence 1
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Dr Denis Laurence Dutton (9 February 1944 – 28 December 2010) was an American-New Zealand philosopher of art, web entrepreneur, and media activist.
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1. Denis Dutton - Wikipedia
  • Infobox (born)
    9 February 1944
  • Infobox (born, full date)
    9 February 1944
  • Infobox (died)
    28 December 2010
  • Infobox (died, full date)
    28 December 2010
  • Infobox (birthplace)
    Los Angeles, California, United States
  • Infobox (death place)
    Christchurch, New Zealand
  • Description (field)
    philosopher of art
  • Works section
    The Art Instinct: Beauty, Pleasure, and Human Evolution
  • Career section
    professor of philosophy at the University of Canterbury
  • Career section (Arts and Letters Daily)
    the first and foremost aggregator of well-written and well-argued book reviews, essays, and other articles in the realm of ideas
  • In Branch: Aesthetics, Lead
    Dr Denis Laurence Dutton (9 February 1944-28 December 2010) was an American-New Zealand philosopher of art, web entrepreneur, and media activist.
  • In Group: Other Aesthetics Traditions, Lead
    Dr Denis Laurence Dutton (9 February 1944-28 December 2010) was an American-New Zealand philosopher of art, web entrepreneur, and media activist.
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Wikidata: Denis Dutton
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