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'''Arthur Coleman Danto''' (b. [[1924]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[art critic]], [[professor]] and [[philosopher]]. He is best known for his work in philosophical [[aesthetics]] and [[philosophy of history]], though he has contributed significantly to a number of fields.

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'''Kevin Glenn''' (born [[June 12]], [[1979]], in [[Detroit, Michigan]]) is a [[Canadian Football League]] [[quarterback]] for the [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]]. He entered the league with the [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]]. he was then traded to the Blue Bombers Via the [[Toronto Argonauts]] on [[March 21st]], [[2003]].In the 2004 Season he played back-up to [[Khari Jones]] until Jones was traded mid-season. In 8 games that season Glenn passed for 2,329 yards on 274 attempts and 166 completions for an average of 14 yards. He also had 14 touchdown passes and eight interceptions. Glenn also rushed 30 times for 125 yards and two touchdowns. The 2005 season was more succesful for Glenn, but the bombers struggled and did not make the play offs. Despite missing three games due to injury, Glenn had his best season as a Bomber. He completed 231 of 403 pass attempts (57.3 per cent) for 3,571 yards and 27 TDs. His 27 TD passes were third best in the CFL. He also rushed for one TD on Oct. 10 versus the B.C. Lions. That Oct. 10 game at Canad Inns Stadium was arguably Glenn’s best single-game performance of his CFL career. He passes for 410 yards and five TDs, including four TD completions to slotback Milt Stegall. Glenn also topped the 400-yard passing mark (416) in a Week 7 loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. No. 5 topped the 300-yard mark on five occasions

Professor Danto has been teaching at [[Columbia University]] in [[New York City|New York]] since [[1951]], as a professor since 1966. He has been the recipient of many fellowships and grants including two [[Guggenheim Fellowship]]s, [[American Council of Learned Societies|ACLS]], and [[Fulbright Program|Fulbright]], and has served as Vice-President and President of the [[American Philosophical Association]], as well as President of the [[American Society for Aesthetics]].

==College Years==

Glenn attended [[Illinois State University]] and left school with 25 records.

Danto is the author of numerous books, including ''Nietzsche as Philosopher'', ''Mysticism and Morality'', ''The Transfiguration of the Commonplace'', ''Narration and Knowledge'', ''Connections to the World: The Basic Concepts of Philosophy'', and ''Encounters and Reflections: Art in the Historical Present'', a collection of [[art criticism]] which won the [[National Book Critics Circle]] Prize for Criticism in 1990. His most recent book is ''Unnatural Wonders: Essays from the Gap Between Art and Life ''.

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As art critic for ''[[The Nation (U.S. periodical)|The Nation]]'', he has also published numerous articles in other journals. In addition, he is an editor of the ''[[Journal of Philosophy]]'' and consulting editor for various other publications.

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Prof. Arthur Danto is contributing editor of ''[[Naked Punch Review]]'' and ''[[Artforum]]''.

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* Emeritus Johnsonian Professor of Philosophy

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* B.A., [[Wayne State University]] (1948)

* M.A., [[Columbia University]] (1949)

* Ph.D., [[Columbia University]] (1952)

==Areas of specialization==

Thought, feeling, [[philosophy of art]], theories of [[Representation (arts)|representation]], [[Theoretical psychology|philosophical psychology]], [[Hegel]]'s [[aesthetics]], and the philosophers [[Merleau-Ponty|Maurice Merleau-Ponty]] and [[Schopenhauer|Arthur Schopenhauer]].

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==External Links==

*[http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/current/audioonly/pze_20070310.mp3 Audio] Interview by [[Alan Saunders]] of [[ABC Radio National]] on the topic "Is it art?" -what objects/setups can be called art and what such categorization teaches us.