Author: Plato
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781936440894
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
One of Plato's most controversial dialogues, Hippias Minor details Socrates's confounding arguments that there is no difference between a person who tells the truth and one who lies, and that the good man is the one who willingly makes mistakes and does wrong and unjust things. But what if Socrates wasn't championing the act of lying-as it has been traditionally interpreted-but, rather, advocating for a novel way of understanding the power of the creative act? In this exceptional translation by Sarah Ruden, Hippias Minor is rendered anew as a provocative dialogue about how art is a form of wrongdoing, and that understanding it makes life more ethical by paradoxically teaching one to be more cunning. An introduction by artist Paul Chan situates Hippias Minor in a wider philosophical and historical context, and an essay by classicist Richard Fletcher grapples with the radical implications of this new translation in light of Chan's work and contemporary art today.
Hippias Minor Or the Art of Cunning
Author: Plato
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781936440894
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
One of Plato's most controversial dialogues, Hippias Minor details Socrates's confounding arguments that there is no difference between a person who tells the truth and one who lies, and that the good man is the one who willingly makes mistakes and does wrong and unjust things. But what if Socrates wasn't championing the act of lying-as it has been traditionally interpreted-but, rather, advocating for a novel way of understanding the power of the creative act? In this exceptional translation by Sarah Ruden, Hippias Minor is rendered anew as a provocative dialogue about how art is a form of wrongdoing, and that understanding it makes life more ethical by paradoxically teaching one to be more cunning. An introduction by artist Paul Chan situates Hippias Minor in a wider philosophical and historical context, and an essay by classicist Richard Fletcher grapples with the radical implications of this new translation in light of Chan's work and contemporary art today.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781936440894
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
One of Plato's most controversial dialogues, Hippias Minor details Socrates's confounding arguments that there is no difference between a person who tells the truth and one who lies, and that the good man is the one who willingly makes mistakes and does wrong and unjust things. But what if Socrates wasn't championing the act of lying-as it has been traditionally interpreted-but, rather, advocating for a novel way of understanding the power of the creative act? In this exceptional translation by Sarah Ruden, Hippias Minor is rendered anew as a provocative dialogue about how art is a form of wrongdoing, and that understanding it makes life more ethical by paradoxically teaching one to be more cunning. An introduction by artist Paul Chan situates Hippias Minor in a wider philosophical and historical context, and an essay by classicist Richard Fletcher grapples with the radical implications of this new translation in light of Chan's work and contemporary art today.
The Complete Book of Mixed Media Art
Author: Walter Foster Creative Team
Publisher: Walter Foster
ISBN: 1633223434
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
A comprehensive reference guide to help you master more than 200 mixed media concepts and techniques.
Publisher: Walter Foster
ISBN: 1633223434
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
A comprehensive reference guide to help you master more than 200 mixed media concepts and techniques.
A Catalogue of Rare and Valuable Books on the Fine Arts
Catalogue of Books on the Fine Arts
Author: Newcastle upon Tyne (England). Public libraries
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
A Catalogue of ... [books] ...
Author: Bernard Quaritch (Firm)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 1044
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 1044
Book Description
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Author: Illinois State University
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : College catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 732
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : College catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 732
Book Description
Catalogue
Author: Bernard Quaritch (Firm)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 1028
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 1028
Book Description
A Critical and Historical Corpus of Florentine Painting
Author: Richard Offner
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Painters
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Painters
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Directory of 1965-66 Graduates from Predominantly Negro Colleges [by Major Fields of Study].
Author: United States. Department of Labor
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : African American universities and colleges
Languages : en
Pages : 946
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : African American universities and colleges
Languages : en
Pages : 946
Book Description
Visual Culture of the Ancient Americas
Author: Esther Pasztory
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806158212
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
In the past fifty years, the study of indigenous and pre-Columbian art has evolved from a groundbreaking area of inquiry in the mid-1960s to an established field of research. This period also spans the career of art historian Esther Pasztory. Few scholars have made such a broad and lasting impact as Pasztory, both in terms of our understanding of specific facets of ancient American art as well as in our appreciation of the evolving analytical tendencies related to the broader field of study as it developed and matured. The essays collected in this volume reflect scholarly rigor and new perspectives on ancient American art and are contributed by many of Pasztory’s former students and colleagues. A testament to the sheer breadth of Pasztory's accomplishments, Visual Culture of the Ancient Americas covers a wide range of topics, from Aztec picture-writing to nineteenth-century European scientific illustration of Andean sites in Peru. The essays, written by both established and rising scholars from across the field, focus on three areas: the ancient Andes, including its representation by European explorers and scholars of the nineteenth century; Classic period Mesoamerica and its uses within the cultural heritage debate of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries; and Postclassic Mesoamerica, particularly the deeper and heretofore often hidden meanings of its cultural production. Figures, maps, and color plates demonstrate the vibrancy and continued allure of indigenous artworks from the ancient Americas. “Pre-Columbian art can give more,” Pasztory declares, and the scholars featured here make a compelling case for its incorporation into art theory as a whole. The result is a collection of essays that celebrates Pasztory’s central role in the development of the field of Ancient American visual studies, even as it looks toward the future of the discipline.
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806158212
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
In the past fifty years, the study of indigenous and pre-Columbian art has evolved from a groundbreaking area of inquiry in the mid-1960s to an established field of research. This period also spans the career of art historian Esther Pasztory. Few scholars have made such a broad and lasting impact as Pasztory, both in terms of our understanding of specific facets of ancient American art as well as in our appreciation of the evolving analytical tendencies related to the broader field of study as it developed and matured. The essays collected in this volume reflect scholarly rigor and new perspectives on ancient American art and are contributed by many of Pasztory’s former students and colleagues. A testament to the sheer breadth of Pasztory's accomplishments, Visual Culture of the Ancient Americas covers a wide range of topics, from Aztec picture-writing to nineteenth-century European scientific illustration of Andean sites in Peru. The essays, written by both established and rising scholars from across the field, focus on three areas: the ancient Andes, including its representation by European explorers and scholars of the nineteenth century; Classic period Mesoamerica and its uses within the cultural heritage debate of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries; and Postclassic Mesoamerica, particularly the deeper and heretofore often hidden meanings of its cultural production. Figures, maps, and color plates demonstrate the vibrancy and continued allure of indigenous artworks from the ancient Americas. “Pre-Columbian art can give more,” Pasztory declares, and the scholars featured here make a compelling case for its incorporation into art theory as a whole. The result is a collection of essays that celebrates Pasztory’s central role in the development of the field of Ancient American visual studies, even as it looks toward the future of the discipline.