Article - Autumn 2012

Letter to Posterity

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A passion for philosophy led me to my first career, and a passion for art led me to a second, as a critic

By Arthur C. Danto


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Arthur C. Danto is a contributing editor of The Nation. His new book, What Art Is, will be published next spring.

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