{"product_id":"cultural-renewal-9781412854658","title":"Cultural Renewal","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe decline of interest in the liberal and fine arts is widely lamented. At issue is why this decline happened and how we might restore qualitative standards by which to live. Arthur Pontynen argues that cultural decline is the consequence of a tragically anti-intellectual academic traditionand its alternative is the cosmopolitan pursuit of wisdom and beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePontynen writes that the liberal and fine arts are justified by their attempt to understand the material realization of wisdom, of that which is true and good in reality and life. The current decline marks a denial that such qualitative aspirations are realistic. Instead of understanding art as the intellectual pursuit of ontological perfection, perfection is subjectified as willful preference or experience. Consequently, the liberal and fine arts have been displaced by a naturalistic social science and a relational existentialism. This reduction denies qualitive thoughts, words, and deeds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePontynen establishes that\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 The Cultural Crisis\u003cbr\u003e2 Culture, Relationalism, and Idealism\u003cbr\u003e3 Culture, Biology, and Sociology\u003cbr\u003e4 Culture and Technology\u003cbr\u003e5 Nature, Science, and Culture\u003cbr\u003e6 Sustainability and Culture\u003cbr\u003e7 Hedonistic Ecologism: From Theodicy to Homodicy\u003cbr\u003e8 Relationalism, Aestheticism, and Scientistic Racism\u003cbr\u003e9 The Aesthetic Crisis in the Liberal and Fine Arts\u003cbr\u003e10 Cultural Quality and the Renewal of the Liberal and Fine Arts\u003cbr\u003e11 Anselm or Abelard: The Historical (Re)Turning Point\u003cbr\u003e12 Perennial or Progressive Art History\u003cbr\u003e13 Analogical or Existential Culture: A Case Study in Art History\u003cbr\u003e14 Culture and the Meaning and Quality of Life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408050037079,"sku":"9781412854658","price":128.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/cultural-renewal-9781412854658","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}