Phenomenologies of Art and Vision

A Post-Analytic Turn

Inbunden, Engelska, 2013

Av Paul Crowther, Professor Paul Crowther

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Contemporarydiscussions of the image like to emphasize art's societal functions. Fewstudies come close to answering why pictures and sculptures fascinate andintrigue regardless of any practical functions they might serve. In thisoriginal, thought-provoking study, Paul Crowther reveals the intrinsicsignificance of pictures and sculptures. To address thequestion of how painting becomes an art, Crowther uses the analytic philosophyof Richard Wollheim as a starting point. But to sufficiently answer thequestion, he makes an important link to a tradition much more successful ingiving voice to the deeper ontology of visual art - existential phenomenology. The result is a work that demonstrates thereciprocal relationship between phenomenology and analytic aesthetics. Toexpand its ontological scope and solve the problem of expression, analytic aestheticsneeds phenomenology; while to develop a sustained, critically balanced, andintellectually available ontology, phenomenology needs the discursive force andlucidity of analytic philosophy. This convincing case for a post-analyticphenomenology of art is an important advancement of contemporary discussions ofthe philosophy of art.

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Utgivningsdatum2013-01-03
Mått156 x 234 x 21 mm
Vikt472 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieBloomsbury Studies in Philosophy
Antal sidor208
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781441119735

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Acknowledgments \ Introduction \ 1. Painting as an Art: Wollheim and the Subjective Dimension \ 2. Abstract Art and Transperceptual Space: Wolheim, and Beyond \ 3. Truth in Art: Heidegger Against Contextualism \ 4. Space, Place, and Sculpture: Heidegger's Pathways \ 5. Vision in Being: Merleau-Ponty and the Depths of Painting \ 6. Subjectivity, the Gaze,and the Picture: Developing Lacan \7. Dimensions in Time: Dufrenne's Phenomenology of Pictorial Art \Conclusion: A Preface to Post-AnalyticPhenomenology \Bibliography \ Index

What is most satisfying in Crowther's study is the degree to which his discussion concerning treatments of art and aesthetics maintains a discussion with actual works of art. While I might not always agree with where this leads his discussion of Heidegger and others, his analyses are nevertheless generally defensible. And while I might prefer others who treat Heidegger, Kant, Hegel, etc. and art -- I am thinking here especially of John Sallis -- I can think of no one who treats such variety in art as Crowther. I find this most recent addition to his extensive accounting of art and those who think about art most rewarding, and I recommend it to all.