Colors of the Concepts
Philosophers on Paintings
Seiten
2025
Anthem Press (Verlag)
9781839994227 (ISBN)
Anthem Press (Verlag)
9781839994227 (ISBN)
This book is designed as an academic monograph but is intended for a general audience.
This short monograph explores the intersection of philosophy and painting, examining how major thinkers from Hegel to Merleau-Ponty developed key concepts through their engagement with specific artworks. Unlike traditional surveys, my book focuses on philosophers’ ideas as they emerged from concrete encounters with paintings, offering both scholars and general readers fresh insight into philosophical thought. By analysing these interactions, the book illuminates the often-overlooked connection between visual art and abstract reasoning, tracing the evolution of philosophical ideas through tangible, visual experiences. This approach not only bridges aesthetics with other philosophical branches but also presents a unique contribution to the history of ideas, demonstrating how painting has shaped philosophical thoughts. Ultimately, this work provides a novel perspective on familiar philosophical concepts, revealing the profound influence of art on intellectual history.
This short monograph explores the intersection of philosophy and painting, examining how major thinkers from Hegel to Merleau-Ponty developed key concepts through their engagement with specific artworks. Unlike traditional surveys, my book focuses on philosophers’ ideas as they emerged from concrete encounters with paintings, offering both scholars and general readers fresh insight into philosophical thought. By analysing these interactions, the book illuminates the often-overlooked connection between visual art and abstract reasoning, tracing the evolution of philosophical ideas through tangible, visual experiences. This approach not only bridges aesthetics with other philosophical branches but also presents a unique contribution to the history of ideas, demonstrating how painting has shaped philosophical thoughts. Ultimately, this work provides a novel perspective on familiar philosophical concepts, revealing the profound influence of art on intellectual history.
Alex Taek-Gwang Lee is a professor of philosophy and cultural studies at Kyung Hee University, South Korea.
Prologue : Image and Thought; One : Hegel : History and Rembrandt’s The Night Watch; Two : Freud : The Unconscious and Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa; Three : Heidegger : Being and van Gogh’s A Pair of Shoes; Four : Benjamin : Weak Messianism and Klee’s Angelus Novus; Five : Gramsci : Imagination and Timanthes’s The Sacrifice of Iphigenia; Six : Adorno : Political Commitment and Picasso’s Guernica; Seven : Sartre : Analogon and Matisse’s Harmony in Red; Eight : Maurice Merleau-Ponty : The Third Philosophy and Cézanne’s Madame Cézanne in the Yellow Armchair; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 19.07.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Anthem Studies in South Asian Literature, Aesthetics and Culture |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 153 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 219 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781839994227 / 9781839994227 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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