Aesthetics as Phenomenology

Aesthetics as Phenomenology
Authors
Figal, Gnter, Veith, Jerome
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Tags
philosophy , art
ISBN
9780253015518
Date
2010-12-31T00:00:00+00:00
Size
1.64 MB
Lang
en
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Connecting aesthetic experience with our experience of nature or with other cultural artifacts, Aesthetics as Phenomenology focuses on what art means for cognition, recognition, and affect how art changes our everyday disposition or behavior. Gunter Figal engages in a penetrating analysis of the moment at which, in our contemplation of a work of art, reaction and thought confront each other. For those trained in the visual arts and for more casual viewers, Figal unmasks art as a decentering experience that opens further possibilities for understanding our lives and our world.

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