Transfigurements : on the true sense of art /
What is art really about? What is its true sense? For John Sallis, we cannot gain a genuine understanding of art by merely translating its effects into conceptual language. Rather, works of art must be approached in a way that does justice to their sensuous and enigmatic character--that illuminates...
| Основен автор: | Sallis, John, 1938- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2008.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=312209 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Transfigurements. |
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What is art really about? What is its true sense? For John Sallis, we cannot gain a genuine understanding of art by merely translating its effects into conceptual language. Rather, works of art must be approached in a way that does justice to their sensuous and enigmatic character--that illuminates their capacity to present truth without pretending to dispel the real mystery at art's core. Transfigurements develops a framework for thinking about art through innovative readings of some of the most important philosophical writing on the subject by Kant, Hegel, and Heidegger. Sallis exposes new la. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xii, 192 pages) |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780226734231 0226734234 |