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# Cynthia Freeland

(1951)   Philosopher

 **3** quotes in **2** categories

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Cynthia Freeland is a philosopher.

## Quick Facts About Cynthia Freeland

Born August 17, 1951

Profession Philosopher

## About Cynthia Freeland

American philosopher of art... \| Cynthia A. Freeland is an American philosopher of art. She has published three monographs, over two dozen articles, and edited several books. She is emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Houston. She was the president of the American Society of Aesthetics until 2017. She has been awa

##  Quotes by Cynthia Freeland

> [“The earliest corporations to provide major funding to museums were tobacco and oil companies, which likely sought to polish tarnished images by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-freeland/the-earliest-corporations-to-provide-major-funding-to-museums-were/)

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> [“Among the hardest problems an art theory faces are questions about how to settle art’s meaning through interpretation”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-freeland/among-the-hardest-problems-an-art-theory-faces-are-questions-about/)

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> [“If a viewer responds to Botticelli’s Venus with an erotic desire, as if she is a pinup, he is actually not appreciating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-freeland/if-a-viewer-responds-to-botticelli-s-venus-with-an-erotic-desire-as/)

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