Philosophy Faculty Publications
Title
Document Type
Encyclopedia Entry
Publication Date
11-2019
Publication Source
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Abstract
This encyclopedia entry surveys the field of philosophy of dance both within and beyond Western philosophical aesthetics.
ISBN/ISSN
1095-5054
Copyright
Copyright © 2019 by Aili Bresnahan
Publisher
The Metaphysics Research Lab, Center for the Study of Language and Information (CSLI), Stanford University
Place of Publication
Stanford, CA
Keywords
dance, philosophy, philosophy of art, aesthetics, performance philosophy
Sponsoring Agency
Open access to the Encyclopedia has been made possible, in part, with a financial contribution from the Ohio Library and Information Network.
eCommons Citation
Bresnahan, Aili W., "The Philosophy of Dance" (2019). Philosophy Faculty Publications. 184.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/phl_fac_pub/184
Philosophy_of_Dance_2015.pdf (276 kB)
First Version (including history)
First Version (including history)
Comments
This entry, downloaded from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy on Nov. 25, 2019, is provided for download from the repository with the permission of the author. Permission documentation is on file. It is an archived version of a dynamic online resource; as such, it may be revised in the future; to be assured of the most current version, please consult the online resource via the link provided.
This entry was first published in January of 2015; the first substantive revision to the online version was made on November 19, 2019. The document available for download is the 2019 edition; the original version, available as a supplemental file on this record (see below), includes a canvass of some of the history of the philosophy of dance as it existed and had developed in western philosophical aesthetics.
In that domain, dance is treated as a meaning-making and often communicative, expressive or representational theater or concert art that is practiced and performed for audience appreciation.