Truth and beauty /

Forms part of a telecourse which provides an introduction to philosophy from an interdisciplinary, multicultural perspective. Looks at aesthetic experience as an alternative path to knowledge and truth by examining the role of the artist in Africa, Asia, and Europe. Investigates the relationship bet...

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Corporate Authors: Howard Community College, Insight Media (Firm)
Other Authors: Magill, Cheryl, Mitchell, Helen Buss
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captioned.
Published: New York, NY : Insight Media, [1997]
Series:For the love of wisdom ; lesson 16.
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Summary:Forms part of a telecourse which provides an introduction to philosophy from an interdisciplinary, multicultural perspective. Looks at aesthetic experience as an alternative path to knowledge and truth by examining the role of the artist in Africa, Asia, and Europe. Investigates the relationship between truth and beauty. Compares the views of Plato and Aristotle on art, which they both viewed as mimesis or representation, and discusses their disagreement on the value and purpose of art. Features novelist John McGahern and poets Robert Hass, Stanley Kunitz, and Li-Young Lee.
Item Description:"A production of Howard Community College."
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (26 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Production Credits:Camera, Donald Bogdanski ; graphic design, Nick Paulus ; editor, Cheryl Magill ; music, David Zee ; poetry consultant, Lucille Clifton.