| Images of Thought: Philosophical Interpretations of Carlos Estevez's Art Contributor(s): Gracia, Jorge J. E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0791493806 ISBN-13: 9780791493809 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2009 Annotation: Explores the relationship between philosophy and art through the work of Cuban American artist Carlos Estevez. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Individual Artists - General - Philosophy - Art | Criticism & Theory |
| Dewey: 709.2 |
| LCCN: 2008028300 |
| Series: SUNY Series in Latin American and Iberian Thought and Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (1.00 lbs) 280 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Is philosophy hopelessly opposed to art? Images of Thought answers negatively, claiming that visual images can be used effectively to grasp complex thoughts, and philosophy can be deployed to deepen our understanding of art. Jorge J. E. Gracia provides philosophical interpretations of seventeen works by the Cuban American artist Carlos Est vez that engage such topics as self-knowledge, the nature of the universe, faith and reason, permanence and change, the self and the other, women and men, freedom and determinism, providence, and predestination. The study's novelty lies both in its use of the interpretation of art to understand traditional philosophical problems and the theory it proposes concerning the nature of interpretation. The clarity of the discussion and an engaging style make it accessible to a wider audience. |