Afterness

Gerhard Richter's study argues that the concept of 'afterness' is key to understanding the thought and aesthetics of modernity. He pursues such questions as what it means for something to 'follow' something else and whether what follows marks a clear break with what comes before. The book's various analyses illuminate Lyotard's apodictic statement that 'after philosophy comes philosophy. But it has been altered by the after'. The book demonstrates, that much hinges on our interpretation of the 'after'.

Year

2011

Language

English

Series

Columbia themes in philosophy, social criticism, and the arts

Publisher

Columbia University Press

Editions

1

Pages

262

ISBN

9780231157704

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