Art, origins, otherness : between philosophy and art / William Desmond.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Desmond, William, 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aesthetics.

Art--Philosophy.

Art.

Other (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 306 pages)

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This book deals diversely with the issues of art, origins, and otherness, both in themselves and in philosophical engagements with the works of Plato, Kant, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and Heidegger. Addressing themes such as eros and mania, genius and the sublime, transcendence and the saving power of art, William Desmond tries to make sense of the paradox that too much has been asked of art that now almost nothing is asked of it. He argues that there is more to be said philosophically of art, and claims that art has the power to open up mindfulness beyond objectifying knowledge, as well as beyond thinking that claims to be entirely self-determining."--Jacket

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Preface

Introduction

Mimesis, Eros, and Mania

The Terror of Genius and the Otherness of the Sublime

The Otherness of Art’s Enigma— Resolved or Dissolved?

Gothic Hegel

Art’s Release and the Sabbath of the Will

Eros Frenzied and the Redemption of Art

Art and the Self-Concealing Origin

Art and the Impossible Burden of Transcendence

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780791486689

0791486680

9781417534197

1417534192

OCLC:

61367786