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Book SynopsisThis book deals with a rejection of the widespread fakeries that have emerged in twentieth-century art, which we call by their Platonic name, sophistry. The book also presents brief descriptions of some of the ideas of Martin Heidegger and Nicolas Berdyaev as to what constitutes a beautiful work of art, and how an authentic relation to the beauty in a work of art enhances human existence.
Table of ContentsFOREWORD by Rina Shtelman INTRODUCTION ONE Heidegger on Truth and Art TWO The Longing for Truth and Beauty THREE Heidegger on Art, Truth, and Beauty FOUR Sophistry in Art and Indifference FIVE Berdyaev: Art and Personality SIX Berdyaev’s Personalism Versus Egocentricism in Art SEVEN Superficiality in Twentieth-Century Art EIGHT: Master, Slave, Free Person, and Art NINE Art as Interesting TEN Conclusion NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY ABOUT THE AUTHORS INDEX
