Philosophy by other means : the arts in philosophy and philosophy in the arts / Robert B. Pippin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pippin, Robert B., 1948- author.

Contributor:

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aesthetics.

Arts--Philosophy.

Arts.

Literature--Philosophy.

Literature.

Physical Description:

275 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Arts in philosophy and philosophy in the arts

Place of Publication:

Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2021.

Summary:

"The relationship between philosophy and aesthetic criticism has occupied Robert Pippin throughout his illustrious career. Whether discussing film, literature, or modern and contemporary art, Pippin's claim is that we cannot understand aesthetic objects unless we reckon with the fact that some distinct philosophical issue is integral to their meaning. In his latest offering, Philosophy by Other Means, we are treated to a collection of essays that builds on this larger project, offering profound ruminations on philosophical issues in aesthetics along with revelatory readings of Henry James, Marcel Proust, and J. M. Coetzee"-- Provided by publisher.

"The arts hold a range of values and ambitions, offering beauty, playfulness, and craftsmanship while deepening our mythologies and enriching the human experience. Some works take on philosophical ambitions, contributing to philosophy in ways that transcend the discipline's traditional analytic and discursive forms. Pippin's claim is twofold: criticism properly understood often requires a form of philosophical reflection, and philosophy is impoverished if it is not informed by critical attention to aesthetic objects. In the first part of the book, he examines how philosophers like Kant, Hegel, and Adorno have considered the relationship between art and philosophy. The second part of the book offers an exploration of how individual artworks might be considered forms of philosophical reflection. Pippin demonstrates the importance of practicing philosophical criticism and shows how the arts can provide key insights that are out of reach for philosophy, at least as traditionally understood."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 The Arts in Philosophy

1. Philosophical Criticism

2. Kant and the Problem of Tragedy

3. The Status of Literature in Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit: On the Lives of Concepts

4. The Absence of Aesthetics in Hegel's Aesthetics

5. Hegel on Painting

6. Authenticity in Painting: Remarks on Michael Fried's Art History

7. Photography as Art: Fried and Intention

8. Adorno, Aesthetic Negativity, and the Problem of Idealism

pt. 2 Philosophy in the Arts

9. On Maisie's Knowing Her Own Mind

10. Subjectivity: A Proustian Problem

11. The Shadow of Love: The Role of Jealousy in Proust's A la recherche du temps perdu

12. The Paradoxes of Power in the Early Novels of J. M. Coetzee

13. Philosophical Fiction? On J. M. Coetzee's Elizabeth Costello.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [259]-265) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9780226770772

022677077X

9780226770802

022677080X

OCLC:

1195816446