Art and responsibility : a phenomenology of the diverging paths of Rosenzweig and Heidegger / Jules Simon.

Author/creator Simon, Jules
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Continuum, ©2011.
Descriptionxii, 290 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentContributor biographical information
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Abstract Two German philosophers working during the Weimar Republic in Germany, between the two World Wars, produced seminal texts that continue to resonate almost 100 years later. Franz Rosenzweig and Martin Heidegger, a Jewish thinker and a philosopher who at one time was studying to become a Roman Catholic Priest, each in their own, particular way include in their writings powerful philosophies of art that, if approached phenomenologically and ethically, provide keys to understanding their radically divergent trajectories, both biographically and for their philosophical heritage. Simon provides a close reading of some of their essential texts - "The Star of Redemption" for Rosenzweig and "Being and Time" and "The Origin of the Work of Art" for Heidegger - in order to draw attention to how their philosophies of art can be understood to provide significant ethical directives.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [273]-283) and index.
LCCN 2010526308
ISBN9781441109521
ISBN1441109528

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Joyner General Stacks BH203 .S53 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold