The arts and the definition of the human [electronic resource] : toward a philosophical anthropology /

Margolis, Joseph, 1924-

The arts and the definition of the human toward a philosophical anthropology / [electronic resource] : Joseph Margolis. - Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, c2009. - ix, 183 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The definition of the human -- Perceiving paintings as paintings -- One and only one correct interpretation -- Toward a phenomenology of painting and literature -- Seeing-in, make-believe, transfiguration: the perception of pictorial representation -- Beauty and truth and the passing of transcendental philosophy.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2009.
Available via World Wide Web.
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Painting--Philosophy.
Art--Philosophy.
Visual perception.
Aesthetics.
Philosophical anthropology.


Electronic books.

ND1140 / .M338 2009eb

750

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