Jerrold Levinson
Jerrold Levinson | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 11, 1948 New York City, U.S. |
| Awards | International Prize of the Società Italiana d'Estetica |
| Education | |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS) University of Michigan (PhD) |
| Thesis | Properties, Qualities, and Categoriality (1974) |
| Doctoral advisor | Kendall Walton and Jaegwon Kim |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic |
| Institutions | University of Maryland, College Park |
| Main interests | Philosophy of art |
| Notable ideas | The irreducible historicality of the concept of art |
Jerrold Levinson (born 11 July 1948) is an American philosopher who is emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is particularly noted for his work on defining art, the aesthetics of music, ontology of art, philosophy of film, interpretation, aesthetics experience, and humour.