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Continental Aesthetics

Romanticism to Postmodernism: An Anthology
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Continental Aesthetics is a comprehensive anthology presenting a rich collection of classic and contemporary readings in continental aesthetics. It covers key philosophical movements from Romanticism, through Modernism, to Postmodernism, featuring landmark texts by renowned thinkers such as Schiller, Kant, Nietzsche, Hegel, Heidegger, Sartre, Lukรกcs, Habermas, Foucault, Kristeva, and Derrida. The volume offers profound insights into the evolution and renewed interest in aesthetic theory within continental philosophy.
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This anthology is ideal for students, scholars, and enthusiasts of philosophy, particularly those interested in continental thought, aesthetic theory, and literary criticism. It is well suited for use in academic courses or for anyone seeking a deep understanding of European aesthetic traditions from Romanticism to Postmodernism.

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A collection of classic and contemporary readings in Continental aesthetics. Spanning Romanticism through modernism to post-modernism, it includes landmark texts that have sparked renewed interest in aesthetics, including work from Schiller, Kant, Nietzsche, Hegel and Heidegger.

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This comprehensive anthology provides a collection of classic and contemporary readings in continental aesthetics. Spanning Romanticism through Modernism to Postmodernism, the volume includes landmark texts that have sparked renewed interest in aesthetics, including works by Schiller, Kant, Nietzsche, Hegel, Heidegger, Sartre, Lukรกcs, Habermas, Foucault, Kristeva, and Derrida.

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Continental Aesthetics is an essential resource for anyone interested in the profound and dynamic field of continental philosophy and its aesthetic dimensions.

Series: Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies

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Richard Kearney and David Rasmussen have curated a judicious selection of pivotal texts, creating a volume that serves excellently as a textbook not only for aesthetics but also for continental philosophy courses. It is praised by Robert Bernasconi of the University of Memphis for surpassing previous collections in the field. Richard Shusterman, author of Pragmatist Aesthetics, highlights the anthology's inclusion of a wide range of important European theorists, making it highly useful for aesthetics and literary theory studies.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780631216117

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 June 2001

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Contributors:

  • Edited by David M. Rasmussen
  • Edited by Richard Kearney
  • Edited by David M. Rasmussen
  • Edited by Richard Kearney

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 36.0mm

Width: 173.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 880g

Pages: 496

About the Author

Richard Kearney is Professor of Philosophy at University College, Dublin and a visiting professor at Boston College. He has been a visiting lecturer at several universities across the US and Europe. His publications include: States of Mind (1995), Poetics of Modernity (1995), and The Wake of Imagination (1998).

David Rasmussen is Professor of Philosophy at Boston College. He is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Philosophy and Social Criticism (1978โ€“), the Philosophy and Social Criticism Book Series (1995โ€“), and Cultural Hermeneutics (1973โ€“7). He is the author of The Handbook of Critical Theory (Blackwell, 1996) and Reading Habermas (Blackwell, 1990).

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