Aesthetics and Modernity : Essays by Agnes Heller.
Title:
Aesthetics and Modernity : Essays by Agnes Heller.
Author:
Rundell, John.
ISBN:
9780739141335
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (202 pages)
Contents:
Acknowledgments -- 1 Agnes Heller -- 2 What Went Wrong With the Concept of the Beautiful? -- 3 Autonomy of Art or the Dignity of the Artwork -- 4 The Role of Emotions in the Reception of Artworks -- 5 Joke Culture and Transformations of the Public Sphere -- 6 The Contemporary Historical Novel -- 7 The Metaphysics of Embodiment in the Western Tradition -- 8 European Master Narratives about Freedom -- 9 The Three Logics of Modernity and the Double Bind of the Modern Imagination -- 10 The Absolute Stranger -- 11 The Gods of Greece -- 12 Self-Representation and the Representation of the Other -- 13 Where Are We at Home? -- Index -- About the Author and Editor.
Abstract:
Aesthetics and Modernity brings together Agnes Heller's most recent essays on aesthetic genres such as painting, music, literature and comedy, aesthetic reception and embodiment in the context of the continuing pitfalls of modernity. The essays also throw light on Heller's theories of values, emotions and feelings, embodiment, and modernity. Those with an interest in philosophy, critical theory, aesthetics, and social theory will find this collection illuminating, and an essential addition to any philosophy bookshelf.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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