What is Art?

Which things may and may not be considered art? One is often puzzled when standing in a museum and asks oneself: Is that really art? Apparently some people think it is, otherwise it wouldn't be there. But why? In this book, Michael Hauskeller presents the most important stages of aesthetics from ancient times to the present day. The sixteen brilliant short essays together result in a short history of aesthetics from Plato to Danto - concise, pointed and generally understandable.