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Silvers, Anita was born on November 1, 1940 in New York City. Daughter of Seymour Harry and Sarah (R.) Silvers.
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Puzzles about Art: An Aesthetics Casebook
( The first casebook for use in courses in aesthetics, Pu...)
The first casebook for use in courses in aesthetics, Puzzles about Art provides more than 180 real and hypothetical cases that illustrate important principles and theories in the philosophy of art. With 25 illustrations as well as concrete examples from legal cases, museum experiences, newspaper articles and various media, including painting, sculpture, photography, music, drama, and film, Puzzles about Art helps students understand specific problems in the visual arts.
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Anita Silvers
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Anita Silvers, American Philosophy educator, strategic planner. Recipient California Distinguished Humanist award California Council for the Humanities, 1978, Equal Rights award California Faculty Association, 1989. Member American Philosophical Association (board directors since 1982), American Society for Aesthetics (trustee 1976-1979, 87-90), California Faculty Association (board directors 1993-1995).
Education
Bachelor, Sarah Lawrence College, New York City, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1967.
Career
Professor Philosophy, San Francisco State University, since 1967;
strategic planner, San Francisco State University, since 1995. Member National Council For the Humanities, Washington District of Columbia, 1980-1987. Member California Council for the Humanities, San Francisco, 1979-1983.
Executive secretary Council for Philosophical Studies, College Park, Maryland., 1978-1982.
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Puzzles about Art: An Aesthetics Casebook
( The first casebook for use in courses in aesthetics, Pu...)
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- Puzzles about Art: An Aesthetics Casebook by Margaret P. Battin (1989-03-15)
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Puzzles about Art: An Aesthetics Casebook
Membership
Member American Philosophical Association (board directors since 1982), American Society for Aesthetics (trustee 1976-1979, 87-90), California Faculty Association (board directors 1993-1995).
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1962
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1967
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1967
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1995
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Recipient California Distinguished Humanist award California Council for the Humanities, 1978, Equal Rights award California Faculty Association, 1989.Recipient California Distinguished Humanist award California Council for the Humanities, 1978, Equal Rights award California Faculty Association, 1989.