Artistic value played a minor role in classical philosophy, but moved to center stage in 18th century aesthetic theory and also played a role in moral philosophy. The value of Art and the process of its valuation has remained an indispensable subject of modern aesthetics, while economists have...

A Handbook of Cultural Economics includes over 60 eminently readable and concise articles by 50 expert contributors. This unique Handbook is both highly informative and readable; it covers a wide area of cultural economics and its closely related subjects. While being accessible to any reader...

The second edition of this widely acclaimed and extensively cited collection of original contributions by specialist authors reflects changes in the field of cultural economics over the last eight years. Thoroughly revised chapters alongside new topics and contributors bring the Handbook up to...

In this discussion paper the program of the Research Unit Cultural Sources of Newness is presented. Short descriptions of currently nine projects follow. The assumption driving the research program is that newness lies at the core of innovations and emerges in cultural sources, which are...

In diesem Discussion Paper wird im ersten Teil das Forschungsprogramm der Abteilung Kulturelle Quellen von Neuheit dokumentiert, im zweiten Teil werden insgesamt sechs Projekte und zwei an das Programm gekoppelte Dissertationen vorgestellt. Neuheit, so die zugrundeliegende Annahme des...

Die Studie konzentriert sich auf die vermutete Wirkung einer einzigen musikalischen Besonderheit, nämlich die des Refrain des Songs She Loves You, produziert von den Beatles im Jahr 1963. Mit musikanalytischen Mitteln wird die spezifische Materialität einer Sekundreibung in dieser Klangform...

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