The Causal relation between art and its maker

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dc.contributor.authorNjoroge, Jotham
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-19T12:51:47Z
dc.date.available2020-10-19T12:51:47Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description2018 Conference paper presented at Strathmore University, Nairobi Kenya. Thematic area (Humanities and Social Sciences)en_US
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this paper is to show how art is a rich and valid source of anthropological, historical and social information. Human beings have produced works of art from time immemorial. Art is a constant in the history of humanity and it often gives us valuable insights into the nature, culture and worldview of the people who produced it. The main propositions in this paper are based on the causal relation between art and its maker, derived from the philosophical idea that every effect resembles its cause. I therefore wish to demonstrate the extent to which a work of art communicates the nature of its cause, the artist. Thus, by understanding a work of art from the point of view of how it comes to be, we can certainly acquire some insights into the human persons that produce them, thereby adding to our knowledge of anthropology and sociology.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipSchool of Humanities and Social Sciences, Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenyaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11071/9542
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherStrathmore Universityen_US
dc.subjectAnthropologyen_US
dc.subjectHistoryen_US
dc.subjectArt worksen_US
dc.subjectSociologyen_US
dc.titleThe Causal relation between art and its makeren_US
dc.typePresentationen_US
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