Author: Robert Wicks Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1780740778 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 432
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The only book to cover the evolution of one of the most important areas of philosophy The birth of the Enlightenment heralded a new reverence for the power of reason. But as science flourished in Europe, violence and brutality did not abate. In the French Revolution, thousands were guillotined and the death toll was vast. Philosophers asked whether we had become dehumanised by rationality and abstract political theory. Did art and literature provide a way to rediscover our soul and our compassion? Or could art be corrupted just as easily, used as propaganda to justify abhorrent acts? In this masterful survey of European aesthetics over the last two hundred years, philosopher Robert L. Wicks argues that it is this tension between creativity and rationality that has characterised debate in the subject. Presenting the theories of sixteen seminal thinkers, including Kant, Nietzsche, Freud, and Derrida, European Aesthetics shows how each philosopher’s theory of art was motivated by broader topics in their thought, concerning who we are and what a good society should resemble. With colour photographs and written in a lively but objective tone, Wicks analyses important pieces of art, makes critical comparisons between thinkers, and offers a bold conclusion on our contemporary aesthetic situation. In an internet age, where we are presented with endless opportunity, but also startling existential questions, this is the definitive account of the evolution of continental thought in this hugely relevant and exciting area of philosophy.
Author: Uli Linke Publisher: ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 360
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Throughout its history, Europe has been marked by xenophobia and intolerance that has often led to violent intergroup conflicts. Uli Linke explores how extensions of blood imagery not only gave expression to this xenophobia but helped to shape European ideas about race and difference - ideas that have led and continue to lead to violence.
Author: Stephen Petersen Publisher: Penn State University Press ISBN: Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 320
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Explores an international network of artists, artist groups, and critics linked by their aesthetic and theoretical responses to science, science fiction, and new media. Focuses on the Italian Spatial Artist Lucio Fontana and French Painter of Space Yves Klein.
Author: Martin Fitzpatrick Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1350012548 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 433
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Over the last fifty years the life and work of Edmund Burke (1729-1797) has received sustained scholarly attention and debate. The publication of the complete correspondence in ten volumes and the nine volume edition of Burke's Writings and Speeches have provided material for the scholarly reassessment of his life and works. Attention has focused in particular on locating his ideas in the history of eighteenth-century theory and practice and the contexts of late eighteenth-century conservative thought. This book broadens the focus to examine the many sided interest in Burke's ideas primarily in Europe, and most notably in politics and aesthetics. It draws on the work of leading international scholars to present new perspectives on the significance of Burke's ideas in European politics and culture.
Author: Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office Publisher: ISBN: Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress Languages : en Pages : 1688
Author: Library of Congress. Office for Subject Cataloging Policy Publisher: ISBN: Category : Subject headings, Library of Congress Languages : en Pages : 1580
Author: Robert Wicks
Author: Uli Linke
Author: Stephen Petersen
Author: Frances S. Connelly
Author: Library of Congress
Author: Martin Fitzpatrick
Author: Library of Congress. Subject Cataloging Division
Author: Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office
Author: Library of Congress. Office for Subject Cataloging Policy
Author: Robert Edward Norton