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Monroe Beardsley

Aesthetics

Monroe Curtis Beardsley lived from 1915 to 1985 and was an American philosopher of art who championed an instrumentalist theory of art and the concept of aesthetic experience. Among literary critics he is especially known for two influential essays co-authored with W.K. Wimsatt, The Intentional Fallacy and The Affective Fallacy, both key texts of New Criticism.

Facts
Birth Year
1915 1
Defining Moment
Co-authored, with W.K. Wimsatt, the essays The Intentional Fallacy and The Affective Fallacy, foundational texts of New Critical literary theory. 1
Birth Date
1915-12-10 1
Notable Publication
Aesthetics (1958) 1
Office Held
President, American Society for Aesthetics, 1956; taught 22 years at Swarthmore College and 16 years at Temple University 1
Death Year
1985 1
Death Date
1985-09-18 1
Birthplace
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States 1
Death Place
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States 1
Tradition
Instrumentalist theory of art, associated with New Criticism 1
Classification
Nationality
United States 1
Tradition
Tradition (category)
Analytic 1
Connections

In Branch

Aesthetics, Branches of Philosophy
Source Monroe Beardsley (Wikipedia)

In Tradition

Analytic Philosophy, Schools of Philosophy
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Nationality

United States

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Originated In

United States

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Source Monroe Beardsley (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1tier 2
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Monroe Curtis Beardsley ( BEERDZ-lee; December 10, 1915 – September 18, 1985) was an American philosopher of art.
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1. Monroe Beardsley (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Infobox, birth_date field
    December 10, 1915
  • Infobox, birth_place field
    Bridgeport, Connecticut
  • Infobox, birth_date field (year)
    December 10, 1915
  • Infobox, death_date field
    September 18, 1985
  • Infobox, death_place field
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Infobox, death_date field (year)
    September 18, 1985
  • Career section, Wimsatt co-authorship passage
    The Intentional Fallacy
  • Lead section, list of major works
    Aesthetics
  • Career section, American Society for Aesthetics passage
    president of the American Society for Aesthetics
  • Lead section, instrumentalist theory passage
    instrumentalist theory of art
  • In Branch: Aesthetics, Infobox: main_interests
    Philosophy of art
  • In Group: Analytic Aesthetics, Lead
    Monroe Curtis Beardsley ( BEERDZ-lee; December 10, 1915, September 18, 1985) was an American philosopher of art.
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Wikidata: Monroe Beardsley
Wikidata Q2915527, class allow-list match, case-insensitive label variant (w-bbfill-smallsix2-0926/resolve_ci.ps1)View the Source
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