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Frontiers of Philosophy in China

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Front. Philos. China    2006, Vol. 1 Issue (3) : 455-476    https://doi.org/10.1007/s11466-006-0019-2
Art, authenticity and appropriation
James O. Young
Department of Philosophy, University of Victoria, Victoria BC V8W 3P4, Canada;
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Abstract It is often suggested that artists from one culture (outsiders) cannot successfully employ styles, stories, motifs and other artistic content developed in the context of another culture. I call this suggestion the aesthetic handicap thesis and argue against it. Cultural appropriation can result in works of high aesthetic value.
Issue Date: 05 September 2006
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James O. Young. Art, authenticity and appropriation[J]. Front. Philos. China, 2006, 1(3): 455-476.
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https://academic.hep.com.cn/fpc/EN/Y2006/V1/I3/455
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