{"id":14295,"date":"2019-06-20T20:00:33","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T03:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.philosophyforchildren.org\/?post_type=questionslibrary&#038;p=3295"},"modified":"2025-02-18T14:12:59","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T22:12:59","slug":"square","status":"publish","type":"questionslibrary","link":"https:\/\/plato-philosophy.org\/questionslibrary\/square\/","title":{"rendered":"Square"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u201cBut was he really?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Was Square really a genius?<\/li>\n<li>Was Square really an artist?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Does art have to be intentional?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Can art be created without intention?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>To what extent is the social appreciation of art based on the circumstances of its reception?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If a lost item is left in a gallery and assumed by others to be art, is it art?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What are the requirements for someone to be considered an artist?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Creates recognized art once? 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