We engage with works of art in many ways, yet almost all modern philosophers of art have focused entirely on one mode of engagement: disinterested attention. Ni

Philosophers have discussed art – or artistic practices such as poetry – since ancient times. But systems of art and entertainment appeared only in the mode

Although the arts of incense and perfume making are among the oldest of human cultural practices, it is only in the last two decades that the use of odors in th

What is the difference between good worship and good entertainment? Too often, people disparage some aspect of worship by calling it "just entertainment" or "ju

How can the arts witness to the transcendence of the Christian God? It is widely believed that there is something transcendent about the arts, that they can awa