| Between Ethics and Aesthetics: Crossing the Boundaries Contributor(s): Glowacka, Dorota (Editor), Boos, Stephen (Editor) |
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ISBN: 079145195X ISBN-13: 9780791451953 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Aesthetics - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
| Dewey: 111.85 |
| LCCN: 2001049301 |
| Series: Suny Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art |
| Physical Information: (1.18 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This forum of current discussions of ethics and aesthetics addresses a cross-section of disciplines including literary theory, philosophy, women's studies, postcolonial theory, art history, Holocaust studies, theology, and others. Contributors, ranging from philosophers and literary critics to practicing artists and art curators, answer such questions as: In the age of the collapse of metaphysics, what is the relation between philosophical reflection and art? If we question the privilege accorded to the aesthetic, can ethics alone offer a solution to the crisis of representation? Is it possible and ethically viable to represent the other in speech and image? What happens at the conjunction of aesthetics and politics? Can one speak of aesthetic configurations of the space of community? Are the concepts of ethics and aesthetics gendered and repressive of sexual difference? Considering the many works that consider either ethics or aesthetics almost exclusively within the confines of particular disciplines, this collection crosses the boundaries and continues the debate outside the rigid parameters of specialized discourses. |