Art Matters

A Critical Commentary on Heidegger's "The Origin of the Work of Art"
2009
ISBN: 978-94-007-2602-4
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, Band 57, 201 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 335 g

Reihe: Contributions to Phenomenology

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Harries, K.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ästhetik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: 20./21. Jahrhundert

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: The End of Art?.- In Search of a Hero.- Leaders and Followers.- Origins.- Art Work and Thing.- A Pair of Shoes.- Work andWorld.- World and Earth.- The Essence of Truth.- Truth and Art.- Creators and Preservers.- Art Is Poetry.- Conclusion: Epilogue and Addendum.

Über Autor(innen)

Karsten Harries is Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor of Philosophy at Yale University and is author of (Evanston, Northwestern,1968), (New Haven: Yale, 1983), (Washington, D.C.: CUA Press,1990), (Cambridge, Mass.: MIT, 1997), winner of the American Institute of Architects 8th Annual International Architecture Book Award for Criticism, and(Cambridge, Mass.: MIT, 2001), among many other publications.