Doing Aesthetics with Arendt: How to See Things Contributor(s): Sjöholm, Cecilia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0231173083 ISBN-13: 9780231173087 Publisher: Columbia University Press
Binding Type: Hardcover Published: August 2015 Click for more in this series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Art |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Aesthetics - Art | Criticism & Theory - Art | Art & Politics |
Dewey: 111.850 |
LCCN: 2015001341 |
Age Level: 22-UP |
Grade Level: 17-UP |
Series: Columbia Themes in Philosophy, Social Criticism, and the Art |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 9" L (1.00 lbs) 240 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Index |
Review Citations: Choice 02/01/2016 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Cecilia Sjöholm reads Hannah Arendt as a philosopher of the senses, grappling with questions of vision, hearing, and touch even in her political work. Constructing an Arendtian theory of aesthetics from the philosopher's fragmentary writings on art and perception, Sjöholm begins a vibrant new chapter in Arendt scholarship that expands her relevance for contemporary philosophers. Arendt wrote thoughtfully about the role of sensibility and aesthetic judgment in political life and on the power of art to enrich human experience. Sjöholm draws a clear line from Arendt's consideration of these subjects to her reflections on aesthetic encounters and works of art mentioned in her published writings and stored among her memorabilia. This delicate effort allows Sjöholm to revisit Arendt's political concepts of freedom, plurality, and judgment from an aesthetic point of view and incorporate Arendt's insight into current discussions of literature, music, theater, and visual art. Though Arendt did not explicitly outline an aesthetics, Sjöholm's work substantively incorporates her perspective into contemporary reckonings with radical politics and their relationship to art. |
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