Harries Art Matters

A Critical Commentary on Heidegger's "The Origin of the Work of Art"
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4020-9989-2
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 201 Seiten

Reihe: Philosophy and Religion (R0)

In recent years there has been a great deal of talk about a possible death of art. As the title of Heidegger’s “The Origin of the Work of Art” suggests, the essay challenges such talk, just as it in turn is challenged by such talk, talk that is supported by the current state of the art-world. It was Hegel, who most profoundly argued that the shape of our modern world no longer permits us to grant art the significance it once possessed. Hegel’s proclamation of the end of art in its highest sense shadows this commentary, as it shadows Heidegger’s essay. Heidegger’s problematic turn from the philosopher Hegel to the poet Hölderlin is born of the conviction that we must not allow Hegel to here have the last word. At stake is the future of art. But more importantly, if we are to accept Heidegger’s argument, at stake is the future of humanity. But all who are eager to find in Heidegger’s essay pointers concerning where not just art, but we should be heading, should be made wary by Heidegger’s politicizing of art and aestheticizing of politics. Both remain temptations that demand a critical response. This commentary demonstrates the continued relevance of Heidegger’s reflections.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Harries, K.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Preface;6
2;Contents;7
3;Abbreviations;10
4;1 Introduction: The End of Art?;12
4.1;1. Questioning Aesthetics;12
4.2;2. Heidegger Contra Hegel;14
4.3;3. The Aesthetic Approach;17
4.4;4. Art and Truth;18
4.5;5. The Advent of Truth;24
4.6;Notes;24
5;2 In Search of a Hero;27
5.1;1. Authenticity and Art;27
5.2;2. Authenticity and Silence;28
5.3;3. Guilt and Conscience;31
5.4;4. Resoluteness and Responsibility;33
5.5;5. Looking for a Hero;36
5.6;Notes;38
6;3 Leaders and Followers;40
6.1;1. Choosing a Hero;40
6.2;2. The Rectorate;42
6.3;3. A “Private National Socialism”;46
6.4;4. The Greek Origin of Science;48
6.5;5. Holy Earth;52
6.6;6. Polemos;53
6.7;7. “All that is Great Stands in the Storm”;57
6.8;8. A Letter;59
6.9;Notes;59
7;4 Origins;62
7.1;1. Roots;62
7.2;2. Disintegration and Renewal;63
7.3;3. Metaphysics and the Loss of Meaning;65
7.4;4. The Need for Art;68
7.5;5. The Origin of Metaphysics;69
7.6;6. Art as Origin;72
7.7;Notes;75
8;5 Art Work and Thing;77
8.1;1. TheWork of Art as a Thing;77
8.2;2. What is a Thing?;80
8.3;3. First Inadequate Answer: The Thing as Bearer of Properties;82
8.4;4. Second Inadequate Answer: The Thing as Object of Perception;85
8.5;5. Third Inadequate Answer: The Thing as Formed Matter;86
8.6;6. Looking to aWork of Art for an Answer;87
8.7;Notes;89
9;6 A Pair of Shoes;91
9.1;1. Peasant Shoes;91
9.2;2. A Willful Interpretation?;92
9.3;3. Seeing aWorld in a Pair of Shoes;94
9.4;4. The Being of Equipment;95
9.5;5. A “Happening of Truth”?;97
9.6;6. Beauty and Truth;99
9.7;Notes;101
10;7 Work and World;103
10.1;1. The Counterplay of World and Earth;103
10.2;2. The Self-Subsistence of the Work of Art;104
10.3;3. A Greek Temple;108
10.4;4. What Temple?;111
10.5;5. House of God and Gate of Heaven;114
10.6;Notes;116
11;8 World and Earth;117
11.1;1. On the Way to the;117
11.2;2. Heidegger’s “World”;120
11.3;3. Heidegger’s “Earth”;123
11.4;4. The Strife of Earth andWorld;126
11.5;5. The Place of Art in a “Needy Age”;128
11.6;Notes;130
12;9 The Essence of Truth;132
12.1;1. Art and Truth;132
12.2;2. The Meaning of “Truth”;133
12.3;3. Truth as Unconcealedness;137
12.4;4. “The Nature of Truth is Untruth”;140
12.5;5. Art as One Way in which Truth Happens;143
12.6;Notes;144
13;10 Truth and Art;146
13.1;1. Art and Techne;146
13.2;2. Craftsman and Artist;149
13.3;3. The Happening of Truth in Art;150
13.4;4. The Happening of Truth in the Founding of a State;153
13.5;5. The Happening of Truth in Faith;156
13.6;6. The Happening of Truth in Sacrifice;157
13.7;7. The Happening of Truth in Thought;158
13.8;Notes;159
14;11 Creators and Preservers;161
14.1;1. The Rift of World and Earth;161
14.2;2. TheWork of Art as Something Created;165
14.3;3. Creators and Preservers;166
14.4;4. Binding Freedom;169
14.5;5. Art as Origin of Creators and Preservers;170
14.6;Notes;173
15;12 Art Is Poetry;174
15.1;1. Poetry: The Essence of Art;174
15.2;2. Poetry and Poesy;176
15.3;3. The Creativity of Preserving;179
15.4;4. Art as the Origin of Truth;184
15.5;Notes;186
16;13 Conclusion: Epilogue and Addendum;187
16.1;1. The Riddle of the Beautiful;187
16.2;2. Art and Boredom;189
16.3;3. Hegel or Hölderlin?;191
16.4;4. Truth and Beauty;192
16.5;5. Three Final Thoughts;194
16.6;6. Coda: A Chinese Tale;198
16.7;Notes;200
17;Index;203