The continental aesthetics reader pdf

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Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. The Continental Aesthetics Reader is the first comprehensive anthology of classic writings on art and aesthetics from the major figures in Continental thought.

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Malden: Blackwell Publishing, Heidegger is attempting to discuss the "essence" of art, i. Origin precedes essence. The work arises as a consequence of the activity of the artist. The work the artistic piece becomes the means with which the artist demonstrates mastery. The essence of the work is a consequence of the activity of the artist. Art essentially unfolds in the artwork" p.

The Thingly Element: 1. Beethoven's quartets lie in the storerooms of the publishing house like potatoes in a cellar" pg. The artist imbues the objective world with meaning "the architectural work is in stone, the carving is in wood, the painting in color, the linguistic work in speech, the musical composition in sound" p. The "thingly element" is a consequence of an artistic attribution or contribution to the object. The symbol as a thing in the world is more than the object itself.

It becomes more than its objectivity. As a symbol, the work of art "brings together" the artist's creative imagination, the objective world and a public or private forum to conceptualize the significance and meaning of the work. The work is always informed by context. This visual representation directs the perceiver to the concept of justice. The colors, in this example are themselves insignificant. Thing and Work: To understand what art is, Heidegger has to understand the "thingly" element within art.

He notes, "On the whole the word 'thing' here designates whatever is not simply nothing. In this sense the work of art is also a thing, so far as it is some sort of being" p.