Art of the modern age

"Jean-Marie Schaeffer explores the writings of Kant, Schlegel, Novalis, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and Heidegger to show that these diverse thinkers shared a common approach to art, which he calls the "speculative theory." According to this theory, art offers a special kind of intuitive, quasi-mystical knowledge, radically different from the rational knowledge acquired by science. This view encouraged theorists to consider artistic geniuses the high-priests of humanity, creators of works that reveal the invisible essence of the world."--BOOK JACKET.

First sentence: PHILOSOPHICAL REFLECTIONS on beauty and the fine arts can be found in every period of the history of philosophy.

Year

2000

Language

English

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Editions

2

Pages

370

ISBN

9780691016696

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