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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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Name = DJ-Kicks: Nightmares on Wax |

Type = [[Compilation album]] |

Artist = [[Nightmares on Wax]] |

Cover = DJ-Kicks_NOW_albumcover.jpg |

Released = [[October 2]], [[2000]] |

Recorded = ''n/a'' |

Genre = [[Triphop]] |

Length = 76:47 |

Label = [[Studio !K7]] <small>!K7093CD</small> |

Producer = [[Nightmares on Wax]] |

Reviews = *[[All Music Guide]] {{rating-5|4}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:yqjw7io2g72r link]

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Last album = ''[[Carboot Soul]]''<br />(1999) |

This album = ''DJ-Kicks: Nightmares on Wax'' <br /> (2000) |

Next album = ''[[Mind Elevation]]'' (2002) |

Misc = {{Extra chronology

| Artist = [[DJ-Kicks]]

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| Last album = ''[[DJ-Kicks: Stereo MCs|Stereo MCs]]''<br>(2000)

| This album = '''''Nightmares on Wax'''''<br>(2000)

| Next album = ''[[DJ-Kicks: Trüby Trio|Trüby Trio]]''<br>(2001)

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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]].

'''DJ-Kicks: Nightmares on Wax''' is a [[DJ mix|DJ mix album]], [[audio mixing|mixed]] by [[Nightmares on Wax]], released on the [[Studio !K7]] label as part of the [[DJ-Kicks]] series.

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 ''.

*CD Cat number: !K7093CD

*Vinyl Cat number: !K7093LP

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.

==CD Track List==

#[[Type (band)|Type]] - Slow Process – 5:04

#[[Only Child (musician)|Only Child]] - Breakneck – 2:13

#[[Saukrates]] - Ay, Ay Studder – 3:20

#[[DJ Paul Nice]] - Break It Down – 2:05

#[[Grand United]] - Shake Up (Jaddle Remix) – 4:05

#[[Nightmares on Wax]] - Ease Jimi – 2:06

#[[Jerry Beeks]] - Flash $ – 1:56

#[[Digging in the Crates Crew|D.I.T.C.]] - Thick – 3:44

#[[Nightmares on Wax]] - Burn Me Slow (featuring [[O.C. (rapper)|O.C.]] of [[Digging in the Crates Crew|D.I.T.C.]]) – 1:57

#[[Nightmares on Wax]] - Play On (featuring [[Corrina Joseph]]) – 4:36

#[[Kenny 'Dope' Gonzales|Kenny Dope]] - Get On Down – 4:50

#[[Kenny 'Dope' Gonzales|Kenny Dope]] - Superkat – 3:09

#[[A Tribe Called Quest]] - Award Tour – 3:23

#[[John Cameron (musician)|John Cameron]] - Swamp Fever – 2:04

#[[Blackalicious]] - Alphabet Aerobics – 2:09

#[[DJ Trax]] - This Place – 4:50

#[[Freddie Fresh]] - It's A Latin Thing – 5:44

#[[Aim (musician)|Aim]] - Underground Crownholders – 1:48

#[[Deckwrecka]] - Catchwrecka – 2:07

#[[Martin Brew]] - Sand Steppin – 2:25

#[[Smokers Blend]] - Overooped – 3:35

#[[Deadbeats]] - Pick Me Up – 4:06

#[[Syrup (band)|Syrup]] - Chocolate – 5:21

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

==LP Track List==

#[[Saukrates]] - Ay, Ay Studder

#[[Jerry Beeks]] - Flash $

#[[Digging in the Crates Crew|D.I.T.C.]] - Thick

#[[Nightmares on Wax]] - Play On

#[[Nightmares on Wax]] - Burn Me Slo

#[[A Tribe Called Quest]] - Award Tour

#[[Freddy Fresh]] - It's A Latin Thing

#[[Deckwrecka]] - Catch Wrecka

#[[Martin Brew]] - Sand Steppin'

#[[Smokers Blend]] - Overooped

#[[Deadbeats]] - Pick Me Up

#[[DJ Paul Nice]] - Break It Down

* Emeritus Johnsonian Professor of Philosophy

==External link==

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

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

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* 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 linkLinks==

*[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.