The entanglement : how art and philosophy make us what we are / Alva Noë.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Noë, Alva, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aesthetics.

Art--Philosophy.

Art.

Humanity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Prince­ton, United States of Amer­i­ca : Prince­ton University Press, [2023]

Summary:

"In The Entanglement, philosopher Alva Noë explores the inseparability of life, art, and philosophy, and argues that we have radically underestimated the significance of this long recognized but underappreciated reality, what he refers to as the "entanglement." The core of The Entanglement is the idea that human existence is inextricably aesthetic and philosophical. In the first half of the book, Noë offers a detailed examination of pictures and seeing, writing and speech, and choreography and dancing, which serve as case studies and the base in which the phenomenon of entanglement is set. In later chapters, Noë deepens this analysis by exploring the nature of the aesthetic itself, and its place in our lives, examining what the entanglement can teach us about science, and, in particular, the project of applying science in the domain of the human. In these later chapters he covers a range of topics, including sex, gender, and the body, psychology and AI, the problem of style, and the nature of 'nature.' Drawing on his work in perception, consciousness, and the philosophy of art, Noë offers a new model for thinking about the nature of the human, the limits to what a natural science of the human can do on its own, and the irreplaceable importance of art and philosophy for the larger project of studying and understanding ourselves"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Part I

1 Art in Mind

2 Domestic Entanglements

3 Dance Incorporate

4 Styles of Seeing

5 The Writerly Attitude

Part II

6 The Aesthetic Predicament

7 Fragile Bodies

8 Existential Style

9 Toward an Aesthetics for the Entanglement

10 Reorienting Ourselves

Part III

11 The Seepage Problem

12 Nature after Art

Acknowledgments

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691239293

0691239290

OCLC:

1356577139