Transfigurements On the True Sense of Art |
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| Author:
| Sallis, John |
| Series title: | Emersion: Emergent Village Resources for Communities of Faith Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-226-73422-4 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2008 |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $163.95 |
Book Description:
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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 layers in their texts and theories while also marking their limits. By doing so, his aim is to show that philosophy needs to attend to art directly. Consequently, Sallis also addresses a wide range of works of art, including paintings by Raphael, Monet, and Klee;...
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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 layers in their texts and theories while also marking their limits. By doing so, his aim is to show that philosophy needs to attend to art directly. Consequently, Sallis also addresses a wide range of works of art, including paintings by Raphael, Monet, and Klee; Shakespeare's comedies; and the music of Beethoven, Schubert, Mahler, and Tan Dun. Through these interpretations, he puts forth a compelling new elaboration of the philosophy of art.