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Undoing Aesthetics

By Wolfgang Welsch

Book information

Publisher
Sage Publications Ltd
Year
1997
ISBN
9780761955948, 0761955933, 9780761955931, 9780585353968, 0761955941
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7514563 bytes)
Series
Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society
Edition
1
Pages
224\232
Time added
2021-11-25 04:25:59

Description

`The aestheticization of everyday life′ has become a commonplace term, one which often merely scratches the surface of contemporary culture. This study illuminates the deeper dynamics of aesthetic reality from a philosophical perspective. Wolfgang Welsch, author of the influential Aesthetic Thinking, develops an important analysis of contemporary culture with philosophical bite. He examines global aestheticization phenomena, probes the relationship of aesthetics and ethics, and considers the broad relevance of aesthetics for contemporary thinking. He argues that modes of thought familiar from the aesthetic realm comprise fundamental paradigms for understanding today′s reality. The implications for specific and everyday issues are demonstrated in studies of architecture, advertising, the Internet and our perception of the life world.

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