What Is Art?
A work by Leo Tolstoy, first published in 1897
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What korrents draws from it
Almost no human activity except the military consumes as much labour as art, Beauty, or what pleases us, cannot be the basis for defining art, No exact definition of art exists because it has been based on beauty …
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- There are 20 claims from it on korrents, each quoted word for word.
- Its full text is free to read on Project Gutenberg.
Key facts
- First published
- 18972
- Edition korrents quotes
- 1897-1898; Aylmer Maude translation3
- Claims on korrents
- 201
What korrents draws from it
korrents’ reading of claims quoted word for word from the book; each opens the quote and where it sits.
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Almost no human activity except the military consumes as much labour as art (opens korrents.com)1
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Beauty, or what pleases us, cannot be the basis for defining art (opens korrents.com)1
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No exact definition of art exists because it has been based on beauty (opens korrents.com)1
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Art is one person consciously passing on lived feelings that infect others (opens korrents.com)1
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A society's shared religious sense decides the value of the feelings its art transmits (opens korrents.com)1
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If art is essential for everyone it should be accessible to everyone (opens korrents.com)1
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