Beyond aesthetics and politics : philosophical and axiological studies on the avant-garde, pragmatism, and postmodernism / Krzysztof Piotr Skowroński ; cover design, Studio Pollmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Skowroński, Krzysztof Piotr, author.

Contributor:

Pollmann, Studio, cover designer.

Series:

Value inquiry book series ; 264.

Value Inquiry Book Series ; Volume 264

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aesthetics.

Pragmatism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 pages)

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The book presents five philosophical and axiological studies devoted to the relationship between aesthetics and politics . It shows this relationship throughout the works of some avant-gardists, pragmatists, and postmodernists. It is also a voice in the discussion about the meaning of the fine arts and aesthetics in the context of the political aims and norms. This voice claims that the political dimension of art and aesthetics should be studied much more seriously than it has been till today, and needs more courageous re-interpretations and re-readings.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

SANTAYANA AND THE AVANT-GARDE: VISUAL ARTS IN THE CONTEXT OF DEMOCRACY, NORMS, LIBERTY, AND SOCIAL PROGRESS

STYLE AS THE TOOL OF TYRANNY IN GOMBROWICZ: AN AVANT-GARDIST AS A FORERUNNER OF POSTMODERNISM

FACIAL IMAGES AS A WAY FOR THE ARTICULATION OF VALUES IN THE AVANT-GARDE’S AESTHETICS OF DEFORMATION. ANOTHER PRELUDE TO POSTMODERNISM

THE INTERRELATION BETWEEN POLITICS AND AESTHETICS IN CLASSSIC AMERICAN PRAGMATISM: DEMOCRACY AND AESTHETIC EXPERIENCE IN WILLIAM JAMES

AESTHETIC PERSUASION AND POLITICAL COMPULSION: LITERARY PHILOSOPHY IN LIGHT OF RICHARD RORTY’S IDEAS OF DEMOCRATIC LIBERALISM AND CULTURAL POLITICS

FINAL REMARKS

BIBLIOGRAPHY

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

INDEX

VALUE INQUIRY BOOK SERIES.

Notes:

7. Deformation of Facial Images as Social Degradation (Gombrowicz).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

94-012-0944-8

OCLC:

887498530

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789401209441 DOI