Undoing Aesthetics

1. Auflage 1998
ISBN: 978-0-7619-5594-8
Verlag: Sage Publications UK

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 342 g

Reihe: Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society

`The aestheticization of everyday life' has become a commonplace term, one which often merely scratches the surface of contemporary culture. This study illuminates the deeper dynamics of aesthetic reality from a philosophical perspective. Wolfgang Welsch, author of the influential Aesthetic Thinking, develops an important analysis of contemporary culture with philosophical bite. He examines global aestheticization phenomena, probes the relationship of aesthetics and ethics, and considers the broad relevance of aesthetics for contemporary thinking. He argues that modes of thought familiar from the aesthetic realm comprise fundamental paradigms for understanding today's reality. The implications for specific and everyday issues are demonstrated in studies of architecture, advertising, the Internet and our perception of the life world.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Welsch, Wolfgang

Inkpin, Andrew

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein Kunsttheorie, Kunstphilosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Gesellschaftstheorie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ästhetik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Semiotik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Semiotik
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften Semiotik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

NEW SCENARIOS OF THE AESTHETIC
Aestheticization Processes
Phenomena, Distinctions and Prospects
Basic Aesthetic Features in Contemporary Thinking
Aesthet/hics
Ethical Implications and Consequences of Aesthetics
Aesthetics beyond Aesthetics
For a New Form to the Discipline
DIAGNOSES AND PROSPECTS
How Modern was Modern Architecture?
Contemporary Art in Public Space
A Feast for the Eyes or an Annoyance?
On the Hermeneutic Constitution of Art
Cities of the Future
Aspects from Architectural Theory and Cultural Philosophy
On the Way to an Auditive Culture
Artificial Paradises?
Considering the World of Electronic Media - and Other Worlds
Information Superhighway or Highway One?

Über Autor(innen)

Welsch, Wolfgang
Wolfgang Welsch is professor of philosophy at the Otto-Von-Guericke University in Magdeburg. He is the author of many works in German, two of which will shortly be available in English translations: Aesthetic Thinking; and Our Postmodern Modern (both forthcoming from The Humanities Press).