Arthur C. Danto's earlier, widely-discussed paper, "The End of Art," asked whether Andy Warhol's Brillo Boxes (1964) marked an end to the Western tradition of what counts as art. Expanding upon this issue, Danto will explore various ways of answering that question and their consequences.

Philosophy Annual Public Lecture

Cosponsored by: Office of the Chancellor, Office of the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and the Graduate College, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, the Council of Deans, The Center for Advanced Study, George A. Miller Endowment, George A. Miller Committee, School of Art and Design, School of Music, Department of English, Department of History, Department of Philosophy, Departent of Political Science, Department of Speech Communication, Art History Program, LAS/Humanities Council, Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory, Graduate Philosophy Organization.