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Dive into the profound exploration of art and aesthetics with this groundbreaking work by renowned philosopher Peter Sloterdijk. This brand new hardcover edition, published by John Wiley & Sons in 2017, spans 300 pages of insightful analysis, engaging with artistic expressions from music and architecture to design and typography. Sloterdijk’s unique lens traverses historical and contemporary contexts, examining how art influences and reflects social and cultural dynamics. He grapples with key philosophical inquiries, bridging the thoughts of ancient thinkers like Aristotle with modern interpretations from Adorno. This book is a must-read for those seeking to understand the intricate relationship between art, ethics, and society.
From the Greco-Roman inception of postcards to the evolution of the capitalist art market, Sloterdijk unravels the complexities of aesthetic experience and individual subjectivity. This text challenges conventional art history approaches, prioritizing personal engagement with art over rigid categorizations. Its playful yet serious tone makes it an essential resource for students, scholars, and anyone passionate about culture and the arts. Immerse yourself in a transformative reading experience that reshapes your perspective on art's role in our lives and society. Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780745699875
Year: 2017
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 300
Description:
In this wide-ranging book, renowned philosopher and cultural theorist Peter Sloterdijk examines art in all its rich and varied forms: from music to architecture, light to movement, and design to typography. Moving between the visible and the invisible, the audible and the inaudible, his analyses span the centuries, from ancient civilizations to contemporary Hollywood. With great verve and insight he considers the key issues that have faced thinkers from Aristotle to Adorno, looking at art in its relation to ethics, metaphysics, society, politics, anthropology and the subject.
Sloterdijk explores a variety of topics, from the Greco-Roman invention of postcards to the rise of the capitalist art market, from the black boxes and white cubes of modernism to the growth of museums and memorial culture. In doing so, he extends his characteristic method of defamiliarization to transform the way we look at works of art and artistic movements. His bold and original approach leads us away from the well-trodden paths of conventional art history to develop a theory of aesthetics which rejects strict categorization, emphasizing instead the crucial importance of individual subjectivity as a counter to the latent dangers of collective culture.
This sustained reflection, at once playful, serious and provocative, goes to the very heart of Sloterdijk™s enduring philosophical preoccupation with the aesthetic. It will be essential reading for students and scholars of philosophy and aesthetics and will appeal to anyone interested in culture and the arts more generally.
From the Greco-Roman inception of postcards to the evolution of the capitalist art market, Sloterdijk unravels the complexities of aesthetic experience and individual subjectivity. This text challenges conventional art history approaches, prioritizing personal engagement with art over rigid categorizations. Its playful yet serious tone makes it an essential resource for students, scholars, and anyone passionate about culture and the arts. Immerse yourself in a transformative reading experience that reshapes your perspective on art's role in our lives and society. Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780745699875
Year: 2017
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 300
Description:
In this wide-ranging book, renowned philosopher and cultural theorist Peter Sloterdijk examines art in all its rich and varied forms: from music to architecture, light to movement, and design to typography. Moving between the visible and the invisible, the audible and the inaudible, his analyses span the centuries, from ancient civilizations to contemporary Hollywood. With great verve and insight he considers the key issues that have faced thinkers from Aristotle to Adorno, looking at art in its relation to ethics, metaphysics, society, politics, anthropology and the subject.
Sloterdijk explores a variety of topics, from the Greco-Roman invention of postcards to the rise of the capitalist art market, from the black boxes and white cubes of modernism to the growth of museums and memorial culture. In doing so, he extends his characteristic method of defamiliarization to transform the way we look at works of art and artistic movements. His bold and original approach leads us away from the well-trodden paths of conventional art history to develop a theory of aesthetics which rejects strict categorization, emphasizing instead the crucial importance of individual subjectivity as a counter to the latent dangers of collective culture.
This sustained reflection, at once playful, serious and provocative, goes to the very heart of Sloterdijk™s enduring philosophical preoccupation with the aesthetic. It will be essential reading for students and scholars of philosophy and aesthetics and will appeal to anyone interested in culture and the arts more generally.