World-leading philosopher Andrew Benjamin presents a radically new materialist philosophy of art and a rethinking of the history of art in that context.
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This book, the first comprehensive study in English of Heidegger's philosophy of art, starts in the mid-1930s with Heidegger's discussion of the Greek temple and his Hegelian declaration that a great artwork gathers together an entire ...
It has been updated and made more accessible to undergraduates. Davies has a more systematic grasp of the whole field of aesthetics than almost anyone. This is a stimulating book for both students and teachers.
But, on the other hand, if the sign means 10 item types, then you aren't, because the 12 cans in your basket are all of the same type. ... and it is still associated with the work of Jerrold Levinson, Stephen Davies, and Julian Dodd.
In this acclaimed work, first published in 1986, world-renowned scholar Arthur C. Danto explored the inextricably linked but often misunderstood relationship between art and philosophy.
"How Art Works explores puzzles that have preoccupied philosophers as well as the general public: Can art be defined?
Brown, L. B. (2004) “Marsalis and Baraka: An Essay in Comparative Cultural Discourse,” PopularMusic 23: 241–55. ... Bullough, E. (1912) “'Psychical Distance' as a Factor in Art and as an Aesthetic Principle,” British Journal ...
Setting out the claim that ‘contemporary art is postconceptual art’, the book elaborates a series of conceptual constructions and interpretations of works by Navjot Altaf, the Atlas Group, Amar Kanwar, Sol LeWitt, Gordon Matta-Clark, ...
This book does not simply present a controversy in its current state of play, but instead demonstrates a philosophical mind at work helping to advance the issue toward a solution.
Devin Zane Shaw shows that the philosophy of art is the guiding thread to understanding Schelling's philosophical development from his early works in 1795-1796 through his theological turn in 1809-1810.