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The aim is to propose a definition of art and assess its effectiveness against a selected corpus of cases.

August 13, 2026Open Access

A values-illustration definition of art, scored against a verbatim-grounded corpus

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This short record defines art and evaluates its fit with existing literature, suggesting significant implications for understanding art's nature.

The aim is to propose a definition of art and assess its effectiveness against a selected corpus of cases.
Defined art as an object, action or product created or chosen deliberately to illustrate values.
Evaluated rival definitions of art using a corpus of 52 tagged papers, analyzing 660 cases with 355 adjudicable ones.
Calculated agreement using Matthews correlation coefficient (MCC) rather than F1 score, focusing on exact quotations.
The proposed definition achieved an MCC score of +0.662 (95% interval +0.525 to +0.801), ranking it among top definitions.
A control definition, 'whatever people call art', scored +0.983, serving as a calibration check for the scoring process.
The outcomes highlight the corpus-relative nature of scoring, indicating potential variability with different literatures.

Shir Sivroni (2026) studied this question.

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This short record defines art and evaluates its fit with existing literature, suggesting significant implications for understanding art's nature.