Wittgenstein on aesthetic understanding / edited by Garry L. Hagberg.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hagberg, Garry L., editor.

Series:

Philosophers in depth

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951--Criticism and interpretation.

Wittgenstein, Ludwig.

Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951.

Aesthetics, Modern--20th century.

Aesthetics, Modern.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xvi, 394 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2017]

Summary:

This book investigates the significance of Wittgenstein's philosophy for aesthetic understanding. Focusing on the aesthetic elements of Wittgenstein's philosophical work, the authors explore connections to contemporary currents in aesthetic thinking and the illuminating power of Wittgenstein's philosophy when considered in connection with the interpretation of specific works of literature, music, and the arts. Taken together, the chapters presented here show what aesthetic understanding consists of and the ways we achieve it, how it might be articulated, and why it is important. At a time of strong renewal of interest in Wittgenstein's contributions to the philosophy of mind and language, this book offers insight into the connections between philosophical-psychological and linguistic issues and the understanding of the arts.

Contents:

Part I. The aesthetic dimension of Wittgenstein's philosophical work

The aesthetic dimension of Wittgenstein's later writings

Improvisation and imagination in Wittgenstein's investigations

Wittgenstein, music, and the philosophy of culture

Part II. Narrative, interpretation, and literary language

Is a narrative a something or a nothing?

Narrative aspect change and alternating systems of justice: a Wittgensteinian reading of Borges

Thinking the poem: Elizabeth Bishop's transcendental "Crusoe in England" (for example)

Part III. Musical understanding

Wittgenstein on musical depth and our knowledge of humankind

Wittgenstein and the inner character of musical experience

Wittgenstein's criticism of a "science of aesthetics" and the understanding of music

Part IV. Experiencing art and perceiving persons: an intimate connection

The philosophy of the face

Seeing stars: the reception and ontology of movie stars

If an artwork could speak: aesthetic understanding after Wittgenstein.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783319409092

3319409093

OCLC:

950954313