ABSTRACT

Arthur Danto is one of the best Anglophone philosophers of art of the second half of the 20th century. His unique methodology of indiscernibility and provocative claim about the end of art have been and continue to be influential across various cultures. In this sense, it interesting to note that Danto’s philosophy of art seems to be initially inspired by Zen. This influence has been somehow ignored in contemporary discussion of Danto’s art theory. However, there are different interpretations of Zen, and their relevance to contemporary art is correspondingly different. According to Danto’s interpretation, the art after the end of art is contemporary conceptual art. It threatens to end the history of art based on narratives about the work of art. If we were to take an East Asian understanding of Zen, the art after the end of art would not be any kind of work of art, but instead the artist or the art of living, which may lead us to begin new narratives of art.

摘要

亚瑟·丹托（Arthur Danto）是20世纪下半叶最好的英语艺术哲学家之一。他独特的辨别力方法和对艺术终结的挑衅性主张一直并且继续在各种文化中产生影响。从这个意义上讲，有趣的是，丹托的艺术哲学似乎最初是受禅宗启发的。这种影响在当代有关丹托艺术理论的讨论中被忽略了。但是，禅宗有不同的解释，它们与当代艺术的相关性也相应不同。根据丹托的解释，艺术终结之后的艺术是当代概念艺术。它有可能基于对艺术作品的叙述而终结艺术史。如果我们对东亚禅宗有所了解，