Philosophy by other means : the arts in philosophy and philosophy in the arts /
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 a...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
[2021].
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 275 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [259]-265) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780226770772 022677077X 9780226770802 022677080X |