Wittgenstein on Aesthetic Understanding

Buch | Hardcover

XVI, 394 Seiten

2017 | 1st ed. 2017
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-40909-2 (ISBN)

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This book investigates the significance of Wittgenstein's philosophy for aesthetic understanding. Focusing on the aesthetic elements of Wittgenstein's philosophical work, the authors explore connections to contemporary currents in aesthetic thinking and the illuminating power of Wittgenstein's philosophy when considered in connection with the interpretation of specific works of literature, music, and the arts. Taken together, the chapters presented here show what aesthetic understanding consists of and the ways we achieve it, how it might be articulated, and why it is important. At a time of strong renewal of interest in Wittgenstein's contributions to the philosophy of mind and language, this book offers insight into the connections between philosophical-psychological and linguistic issues and the understanding of the arts.

Garry L. Hagberg is the James H. Ottaway Professor of Philosophy and Aesthetics at Bard College, USA, and was previously Professor of Philosophy at the University of East Anglia, UK. Author of numerous papers at the intersection of aesthetics and the philosophy of language, his books include: Meaning and Interpretation: Wittgenstein, Henry James, and Literary Knowledge (1994), Art as Language: Wittgenstein, Meaning, and Aesthetic Theory (1998), and Describing Ourselves: Wittgenstein and Autobiographical Consciousness (2011). He is editor of Art and Ethical Criticism, and of Fictional Characters, Real Problems: The Search for Ethical Content in Literature; co-editor of A Companion to the Philosophy of Literature; and editor of the journal Philosophy and Literature.

Introduction: Garry L. Hagberg.- PART I: THE AESTHETIC DIMENSION OF WITTGENSTEIN'S PHILOSOPHICAL WORK.- 1. The Aesthetic Dimension of Wittgenstein's Later Writings: William Day.- 2. Improvisation and Imagination in Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations: Beth Savickey.- 3. Wittgenstein, Music, and the Philosophy of Culture: Garry L. Hagberg.- PART II: NARRATIVE, INTERPRETATION, AND LITERARY LANGUAGE.- 4. Is a Narrative a Something or a Nothing?: Robert Chodat.- 5. Narrative Aspect Change and Alternating Systems of Justice: A Wittgensteinian Reading of Borges: Shlomy Mualem.- 6. Thinking the Poem: Bishop's Transcendental "Crusoe in England" (For Example): Walter Jost.- PART III: MUSICAL UNDERSTANDING.- 7. Wittgenstein on Musical Depth and Our Knowledge of Humankind: Eran Guter.- 8. Wittgenstein and the Inner Character of Musical Experience: Gary Kemp.- 9. Wittgenstein's Criticism of a 'Science of Aesthetics' and the Understanding of Music: Alessandra Brusadin.- PART IV: EXPERIENCING ART AND PERCEIVING PERSONS: AN INTIMATE CONNECTION.- 10. The Philosophy of the Face: Bernard Rhie.- 11. Seeing Stars: The Reception and Ontology of Movie Stars: David Goldblatt.- 12. If an Artwork Could Speak: Aesthetic Understanding After Wittgenstein: Constantine Sandis.- Index.

Erscheinungsdatum	05.12.2016
Reihe/Serie	Philosophers in Depth
Zusatzinfo	XVI, 394 p. 1 illus.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Schlagworte	Aesthetics • Architecture • ART • family-resemblance metaphor • Moral Philosophy • music • Philosophical investigations • Philosophy • Philosophy of Language • Poetry • Religion and Philosophy • Thought
ISBN-10	3-319-40909-3 / 3319409093
ISBN-13	978-3-319-40909-2 / 9783319409092
Zustand	Neuware