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Columbia University Press The Art of Philosophy
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA very provocative, historically penetrating, and paradigm-changing analysis of both modern and postmodern thought, which may be considered one of Peter Sloterdijk's most brilliant contributions to date to what has come to be called 'public philosophy.' This translation is vigorous and engaging and captures in different contexts the ramifications and rhetorical force of Sloterdijk's original German. -- Carl Raschke, University of Denver ...spicily vigorous... Guardian A spirited brief for Aristotelian-moderated philosophy... -- Carlin Romano Chronicle of Higher EducationTable of ContentsTranslator's Note Introduction: Theory as a Form of the Life of Practice 1. Theory and Asceticism 2. The observer has come: The Creation of Persons Fit for Epoche 3. Theory and Suspended Animation and Its Metamorphoses 4. Cognitive Modernism: The Assassination Attempts on the Neutral Observer Name index
£15.29
Columbia University Press The Art of Philosophy
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA very provocative, historically penetrating, and paradigm-changing analysis of both modern and postmodern thought, which may be considered one of Peter Sloterdijk's most brilliant contributions to date to what has come to be called 'public philosophy.' This translation is vigorous and engaging and captures in different contexts the ramifications and rhetorical force of Sloterdijk's original German. -- Carl Raschke, University of Denver ...spicily vigorous... Guardian A spirited brief for Aristotelian-moderated philosophy... -- Carlin Romano Chronicle of Higher EducationTable of ContentsTranslator's Note Introduction: Theory as a Form of the Life of Practice 1. Theory and Asceticism 2. The observer has come: The Creation of Persons Fit for Epoche 3. Theory and Suspended Animation and Its Metamorphoses 4. Cognitive Modernism: The Assassination Attempts on the Neutral Observer Name index
£49.50
John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Aesthetic Imperative
Book SynopsisIn this wide-ranging book, renowned philosopher and cultural theorist Peter Sloterdijk examines art in all its rich and varied forms: from music to architecture, light to movement, and design to typography. Moving between the visible and the invisible, the audible and the inaudible, his analyses span the centuries, from ancient civilizations to contemporary Hollywood. With great verve and insight he considers the key issues that have faced thinkers from Aristotle to Adorno, looking at art in its relation to ethics, metaphysics, society, politics, anthropology and the subject. Sloterdijk explores a variety of topics, from the Greco-Roman invention of postcards to the rise of the capitalist art market, from the black boxes and white cubes of modernism to the growth of museums and memorial culture. In doing so, he extends his characteristic method of defamiliarization to transform the way we look at works of art and artistic movements. His bold and original approach leads us awaTrade Review"The Aesthetic Imperative crystalizes and intensifies the already formidable force of Sloterdijk's corpus. By working through the history of philosophy we discover that the bourgeois subject's capacity to discern the beautiful is at once an art of self-formation and a beautiful form of the self. This is not one more book on the relation between art and politics: it redefines the polity as a singular account of a beauty beyond art, and redefines the aesthetic by way of a subjectivity that is on its way to being political." Claire Colebrook, Penn State UniversityTable of ContentsContents I. WORLD OF SOUND La musique retrouvée 3 Remembrance of Beautiful Politics 15 Where Are We When We Hear Music? 27 II. IN THE LIGHT Clearing and Illumination. Notes on the Metaphysics, Mysticism and Politics of Light 49 Illumination in the Black Box: On the History of Opacity 61 III. DESIGN The Right Tool for Power: Observations on Design as the Modernization of Competence 83 On the Charisma of Symbols 97 For a Philosophy of Play 100 IV. CITY AND ARCHITECTURE The City and its Negation: An Outline of Negative Political Theory 113 Architects Do Nothing But ‘Inside Theory’: Peter Sloterdijk in conversation with Sabine Kraft and Nikolaus Kuhnert 141 For a Participatory Architecture - Notes on the Art of Daniel Libeskind with reference to Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Paul Valéry 174 V. CONDITIO HUMANA Essay on the Life of the Artist: Heretics *Wastrels* Falls/Cases* Inhabitants 185 Confessions of a Loser 192 Minima Cosmetica - An Essay on Self-Aggrandizement 197 VI. MUSEUM The Museum: School of Disconcertment 221 World Museum and World’s Fair 231 VII. ART SYSTEM ‘I tell you: one must still have chaos in oneself’ 249 Art is folding into itself 253 Emissaries of Violence - On the Metaphysics of Action Cinema 265 Good-For-Nothing Returns Home or The End of an Alibi - and A Theory of the End of Art 280 Afterword by Peter Weibel: Sloterdijk and the Question of Aesthetics 304Notes 320 Publication Sources 334
£21.84
John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Aesthetic Imperative
Book SynopsisIn this wide-ranging book, renowned philosopher and cultural theorist Peter Sloterdijk examines art in all its rich and varied forms: from music to architecture, light to movement, and design to typography. Moving between the visible and the invisible, the audible and the inaudible, his analyses span the centuries, from ancient civilizations to contemporary Hollywood. With great verve and insight he considers the key issues that have faced thinkers from Aristotle to Adorno, looking at art in its relation to ethics, metaphysics, society, politics, anthropology and the subject. Sloterdijk explores a variety of topics, from the Greco-Roman invention of postcards to the rise of the capitalist art market, from the black boxes and white cubes of modernism to the growth of museums and memorial culture. In doing so, he extends his characteristic method of defamiliarization to transform the way we look at works of art and artistic movements. His bold and original approach leads us awaTrade Review"The Aesthetic Imperative crystalizes and intensifies the already formidable force of Sloterdijk's corpus. By working through the history of philosophy we discover that the bourgeois subject's capacity to discern the beautiful is at once an art of self-formation and a beautiful form of the self. This is not one more book on the relation between art and politics: it redefines the polity as a singular account of a beauty beyond art, and redefines the aesthetic by way of a subjectivity that is on its way to being political." Claire Colebrook, Penn State UniversityTable of ContentsContentsI. WORLD OF SOUNDLa musique retrouvée 3Remembrance of Beautiful Politics 15Where Are We When We Hear Music? 27 II. IN THE LIGHTClearing and Illumination. Notes on the Metaphysics, Mysticism and Politics of Light 49Illumination in the Black Box: On the History of Opacity 61III. DESIGNThe Right Tool for Power: Observations on Design as the Modernization of Competence 83On the Charisma of Symbols 97For a Philosophy of Play 100IV. CITY AND ARCHITECTUREThe City and its Negation: An Outline of Negative Political Theory 113Architects Do Nothing But ‘Inside Theory’: Peter Sloterdijk in conversation with Sabine Kraft and Nikolaus Kuhnert 141For a Participatory Architecture - Notes on the Art of Daniel Libeskind with reference to Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Paul Valéry 174V. CONDITIO HUMANAEssay on the Life of the Artist: Heretics *Wastrels* Falls/Cases* Inhabitants 185Confessions of a Loser 192Minima Cosmetica - An Essay on Self-Aggrandizement 197VI. MUSEUMThe Museum: School of Disconcertment 221World Museum and World’s Fair 231VII. ART SYSTEM‘I tell you: one must still have chaos in oneself’ 249Art is folding into itself 253Emissaries of Violence - On the Metaphysics of Action Cinema 265Good-For-Nothing Returns Home or The End of an Alibi - and A Theory of the End of Art 280Afterword by Peter Weibel: Sloterdijk and the Question of Aesthetics 304Notes 320Publication Sources 334
£49.50
Columbia University Press The Land of the Five Flavors A Cultural History
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewPhotos, posters, paintings and sketches alternate with recipes in this fascinating book, which takes ingredients from several types of available sources: part cookbook, part cultural history of China through its kitchen. -- William H. Nienhauser, University of Wisconsin-Madison Hollmann deftly blends descriptive text and illustrations together with dozens of brief, amusing tidbits from an amazing spectrum of Chinese historical sources. The book's great attraction is the presentation of many complex, extremely disparate materials in nimbly condensed, accessible form. Hollmann makes it look easy. -- Anne Mendelson, author of Milk: The Surprising Story of Milk Through the Ages Anyone interested in China or in food history needs this book, an insightful introduction to China's food traditions that is anchored in an understanding and appreciation of centuries of Chinese history and culinary culture, from the earliest empires to the present day. -- Naomi Duguid, author of Burma: Rivers of Flavor; co-author of Beyond the Great Wall: Recipes and Travels in the other China This engaging look at China's culinary history will appeal to readers interested in China and those who enjoy books on cooking.Library Journal Library Journal Rewarding and illuminating. -- Rachel Anne Calabia San Francisco Book Review Brief, readable, and entertaining... CHOICETable of ContentsPreface 1. Rice Doesn't Rain from Heaven 2. A Taste of Harmony 3. Fire, Ice, and Flavor 4. A Culinary Cosmos 5. Heavenly Dew 6. Regulations and Conventions 7. The Tavern of Eternal Happiness 8. Epilogue Bibliography Appendix Index
£999.99
