Arthur Danto

Arthur Coleman Danto
Danto, 2012
Born	(1924-01-01)January 1, 1924 Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Died	October 25, 2013(2013-10-25) (aged 89) New York City, U.S.
Alma mater	Wayne State University Columbia University
Era	20th-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Analytic
Main interests	Philosophy of art Philosophy of history Philosophy of action
Notable ideas	Narrative sentences Basic actions End of Art Post-historical Art Indiscernibles

Arthur Coleman Danto (January 1, 1924 – October 25, 2013) was an American art critic, philosopher, and professor at Columbia University. He was best known for having been a long-time art critic for The Nation and for his work in philosophical aesthetics and philosophy of history, though he contributed significantly to a number of fields, including the philosophy of action. His interests included thought, feeling, philosophy of art, theories of representation, philosophical psychology, Hegel's aesthetics, and the philosophers Friedrich Nietzsche and Jean-Paul Sartre.