The Continental Aesthetics Reader brings together classic and contemporary writings on art and aesthetics from the major figures in continental thought. The second edition is clearly divided into seven sections:
Nineteenth-Century German Aesthetics
Phenomenology and Hermeneutics
Marxism and Critical Theory
Excess and Affect
Embodiment and Technology
Poststructuralism and Postmodernism
Aesthetic Ontologies.
Each section is clearly placed in its historical and philosophical context, and each philosopher has an introduction by Clive Cazeaux. An updated list of readings for this edition includes selections from Agamben, Butler, Guattari, Nancy, Virilio, and 鬚i鱉ek. Suggestions for further reading are given, and there is a glossary of over fifty key terms.
Ideal for introductory courses in aesthetics, continental philosophy, art, and visual studies, The Continental Aesthetics Reader provides a thorough introduction to some of the most influential writings on art and aesthetics from Kant and Hegel to Badiou and Rancière.
Reviews
‘The Continental Aesthetics Reader is a rich and intellectually uncompromising anthology. It fills an important gap in the literature.’– Timothy R. Quigley, New School for Social Research, USA
‘There is a clear need for a reader in continental aesthetics and Clive Cazeaux has assembled the readings with great care.’– Michael Newman, Slade School of Art, London, UK
‘Cazeaux's brief introductions to the selections are insightful and cogent. This volume will serve as a much-needed source for considering the range and depth of modern aesthetic theory.’– Tom Huhn, Wesleyan University, USA
‘… a balanced and judicious selection of the most important texts from two centuries of European ruminations on art and its meaning… a welcome gift.’– Martin Jay, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Contents
Introduction Part 1: Nineteenty German Aesthetics 1. Extracts from Critique of Judgment Emmanuel Kant 2. Extracts from Aesthetics: Lectures on Fine Art G. W. F. Hegel 3. On Truth and Lie in an Extra-Moral Sense Friedrich Nietzsche Part 2: Phenomenology and Hermeneutics 4. The Origin of the Work of Art Martin Heidegger 5. What is Writing? Jean Paul Sartre 6. Reality and its Shadow Emmanuel Levinas 7. The World of the Aesthetic Object Mikel Dufrenne 8. The Dialectics of Outside and Inside Gaston Bachelard 9. Aesthetics and Hermeneutics Hans Georg Gadamer 10. What is a Text? Explanation and Understanding Paul Ricoeur 11. The Death or Decline of Art Gianni Vattimo Part 3: Marxism and Critical Theory 12. Private Property and Communism Karl Marx 13. Extracts from Minima Moralia Theodor W. Adorno 14. Nature and Revolution Herbert Marcuse 15. Discourse in the Novel (Heteroglossia in the Novel) Mikhail Bakhtin 16. Modernity versus Postmodernity Jürgen Habermas Part 4: Embodiment and Technology 17. The Work of Art in...
