Art's Philosophical Work

Informationen zum Autor Andrew Benjamin is a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and the Humanities at Kingston University! UK! and Professor of Philosophy and Jewish Thought at Monash University! Australia. His many publications include Working with Walter Benjamin (2012)! Of Jews and Animals (2010)! Place! Commonality and Judgment (2010) and Style and Time: Essays on the Politics of Appearance (2006). Klappentext World-leading philosopher Andrew Benjamin presents a radically new materialist philosophy of art and a rethinking of the history of art in that context. Zusammenfassung World-leading philosopher Andrew Benjamin presents a radically new materialist philosophy of art and a rethinking of the history of art in that context. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments / Illustrations / Opening / Part One: Relationality and the Work of Art / 1. Mattering, Particularity and the Work of Art / 2. Othering Relationality: Warburg, Benjamin and the Presence of Dürer / 3. On Hands / Part Two: Engaging Philosophy's Art / 4. Matter and Movement's Presence: Notes on Heidegger, Francesco Mosca and Bernini / 5. Art's Work: Derrida and the Work of Art / 6. Coloring Philosophy: Appel, Lyotard and Art's Work / 7. And Color? Sallis on Art's Coloring / 8. Endless Touching: Herder and Sculpture / Bibliography / Index

Klappentext

World-leading philosopher Andrew Benjamin presents a radically new materialist philosophy of art and a rethinking of the history of art in that context.

Inhalt

Acknowledgments / Illustrations / Opening / Part One: Relationality and the Work of Art / 1. Mattering, Particularity and the Work of Art / 2. Othering Relationality: Warburg, Benjamin and the Presence of Dürer / 3. On Hands / Part Two: Engaging Philosophy's Art / 4. Matter and Movement's Presence: Notes on Heidegger, Francesco Mosca and Bernini / 5. Art's Work: Derrida and the Work of Art / 6. Coloring Philosophy: Appel, Lyotard and Art's Work / 7. And Color? Sallis on Art's Coloring / 8. Endless Touching: Herder and Sculpture / Bibliography / Index