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A study of Continental philosophy and aesthetics, from Kant to the present day, discussing the work and aesthetic theory of such figures as Heidegger, Derrida and Adorno.

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'Bernstein has made a much-needed attempt to place art and its relationship to aesthetics back in the foreground of philosophical historical and political debate.' British Journal of Aesthetics

Table of Contents
Introduction: Aesthetic Alienation.

1. Memorial Aesthetics: Kant's Critique of Judgement.

2. The Genius of Being: Heidegger's The Origin of the Work of Art.

3. The Deconstructive Sublime: Derrida's The Truth in Painting.

4. Constellations of Concept and Intuition: Adorno's Aesthetic Theory.

5. Old Gods Ascending: Disintegration and Speculation in Aesthetic Theory.

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 01/07/1993
      ISBN13: 9780745612416, 978-0745612416
      ISBN10: 0745612415
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A study of Continental philosophy and aesthetics, from Kant to the present day, discussing the work and aesthetic theory of such figures as Heidegger, Derrida and Adorno.

      Trade Review
      'Bernstein has made a much-needed attempt to place art and its relationship to aesthetics back in the foreground of philosophical historical and political debate.' British Journal of Aesthetics

      Table of Contents
      Introduction: Aesthetic Alienation.

      1. Memorial Aesthetics: Kant's Critique of Judgement.

      2. The Genius of Being: Heidegger's The Origin of the Work of Art.

      3. The Deconstructive Sublime: Derrida's The Truth in Painting.

      4. Constellations of Concept and Intuition: Adorno's Aesthetic Theory.

      5. Old Gods Ascending: Disintegration and Speculation in Aesthetic Theory.

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