{"product_id":"figuring-out-figurative-art-by-damien-freeman-9781844658039","title":"Figuring Out Figurative Art","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1797, Friedrich Schlegel wrote that \"philosophy of art usually lacks one of two things: either the philosophy, or the art.\" This collection of essays contains both the philosophy and the art. It brings together an international team of leading philosophers to address diverse philosophical issues raised by recent works of art. Each essay engages with a specific artwork and explores the connection between the image and the philosophical content.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThirteen contemporary philosophers demonstrate how philosophy can aid interpretation of the work of ten contemporary artists, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eJesse Prinz on John Currin\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBarry C. Smith and Edward Winters on Dexter Dalwood\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLydia Goehr and Sam Rose on Tom de Freston\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRaymond Geuss on Adrian Ghenie and Chantal Joffe\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eHallvard Lillehammer on Paul Noble\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eM. M. McCabe and Alexis Papazoglou on Ged Quinn\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eNoël Carroll on Paula Rego\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSimon Blackburn and Jerrold Levinson on George Shaw\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSondra Bacharach on Yue Minjun.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe discussion ranges over ethical, political, psychological and religious concepts, such as irony, disgust, apathy, inequality, physiognomy, and wonder, to historical experiences of war, Marx-inspired political movements and Thatcherism, and standard problems in the philosophy of art, such as expression, style, depiction and ontology of art, as well as major topics in art history, such as vanitas painting, photography, pornography, and Dadaism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMany of the contributors are distinguished in areas of philosophy other than aesthetics and are writing about art for the first time. All show how productive the engagement can be between philosophy, more generally, and art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFiguring Out Figurative Art\u003c\/em\u003e by Damien Freeman and Derek Matravers presents a unique intersection of art and philosophy, making these complex themes accessible to both novices and seasoned scholars in the fields.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47605711896812,"sku":"9781844658039","price":111.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781844658039-figuring-out-figurative-art.jpg?v=1778139565","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/figuring-out-figurative-art-by-damien-freeman-9781844658039","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}