Aesthetics & Philosophy of Art, Renaissance & Modern Philosophy
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Overview
This much acclaimed book has emerged as neo-pragmatism's most significant contribution to contemporary aesthetics. By articulating a deeply embodied notion of aesthetic experience and the art of living, and by providing a compellingly rigorous defense of popular art—crowned by a pioneer study of hip hop—Richard Shusterman reorients aesthetics towards a fresher, more relevant, and socially progressive agenda. The second edition contains an introduction where Shusterman responds to his critics, and it concludes with an added chapter that formulates his novel notion of somaesthetics.Author Biography: Richard Shusterman is professor of philosophy at Temple University.
Editorials
Contemporary Pragmatism
The first edition was a fine book. The additional chapter in this second edition expands the account of the aesthetic way of life. Shusterman's defense of popular culture as art is convincing, thorough, and welcome.Journal Of Aesthetic Education
A deeply satisfying work. Shusterman's knowledge of aesthetic theory, and in particular, current trends in what constitutes art, seems unparalleled. Inasmuch as he pushes the envelope of what hitherto has consisted of pragmatists aesthetics, Shusterman deserves to be called an original thinker.Studies in Philosophy and Education
The renovated, more everyday conception of aesthetic experience that he [Shusterman] champions inPragmatist Aesthetis is deeply embodied, occasionally political, and oriented around the practical art of living.SubStance
A challenging, deeply intelligent book.Book Details
Published
January 1, 1992
Publisher
Oxford, UK ; B. Blackwell, 1992.
Pages
288
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780631164456