An Analysis Of The Historical Narrative Of Carroll’s Art Definition And His Art Identification Method

Noёl Caroll is the most important aestheciologist after the modern analytical aesthetics circle relay George Dicky.He has extensively studied the problems of aesthetic experience,aesthetics and art theory,art definitions,art and morality,critical philosophy,horror,humor,jokes and vulgar novels,and put forward some original opinions on these issues.Caroll’s analysis,meticulous research,various methods,and he pursuits certainty,objectivity and theoretical constructively.On the issue of the definition of art,he adopted the method of historical narration which is quite different from the essential definition of the past.Through the historical narrative of the definition of art,Caroll proved that traditional theory about the representation theory of art,the expression theory of art,formalism,aesthetic theories of art,on these essential definitions are not fully defined in art,and then uses the open concept method of "family resemblance",Dickie’s institutional theory of art and defining art historically,are proved the existence of problems,therefore these theories cannot serve as a universal definition of art.Based on the failure of various definitions in history,Noёl Caroll changed his thinking and adopted the historical narrative method to distinguish art and non art.Caroll’s historical narrative method connects the new works with the recognized works of art in a suitable way,so as to confirm the artistic status of the new works.This method is based on the audience’s understanding of the history of art.Caroll called this kind of attention to the history of art,which is exploit for George Dicky’s the necessity of artistic theory in the art method.Compared with the past attempts to define art,historical narration is more inclusive,accurate and can avoid circular argument.In the face of the avant-garde art,historical narration can also handle the handy.As for thetraditional art works,this method is also applicable.Therefore,in the present view,the historical narrative method is the most effective way to identification the art.Although the historical narrative method is also facing some doubts,these doubts can not cause substantial doubt about this method.Caroll effectively responded to these questions by emphasizing the rational intention in art criticism,thus defending the historical narrative method.