The Art of Living: Aesthetics of the Ordinary in World Spiritual TraditionsState University of New York Press, 30 mars 1995 - 177 pages The Art of Living: Aesthetics of the Ordinary in World Spiritual Traditions is the first truly multi-cultural philosophy of art. It develops a new theory of what art is, and discusses it in relation to Zen Buddhism, Taoism, and Hinduism, as well as Native American, African, and African-American traditions. |
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... theory of art. The second is to take that theory out into the world and see whether and how it can transform ordinary human experience. Now transforming ordinary experience might seem to be an odd thing to expect from a theory of art ...
... theory of art. The second is to take that theory out into the world and see whether and how it can transform ordinary human experience. Now transforming ordinary experience might seem to be an odd thing to expect from a theory of art ...
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... art, such claims sound, to say the least, eccentric. But the roots of this approach in Western tradition and in world traditions run very deep. In addition, a movement is afoot that seeks to free ... theory describes art Introduction xiii.
... art, such claims sound, to say the least, eccentric. But the roots of this approach in Western tradition and in world traditions run very deep. In addition, a movement is afoot that seeks to free ... theory describes art Introduction xiii.
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... art. Chapter 3 relates the theory of art developed in the first chapter to the fundamental posture toward life recommended by the Bhagavad—Gilfi, one of the central texts of Hinduism. This gives the theory its greatest capacity; here "art ...
... art. Chapter 3 relates the theory of art developed in the first chapter to the fundamental posture toward life recommended by the Bhagavad—Gilfi, one of the central texts of Hinduism. This gives the theory its greatest capacity; here "art ...
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... art and which items are not, until I know what art is, that is, until I have a theory or a definition. But I cannot know whether I've got a good theory or definition until I know whether that theory or definition counts all and only the ...
... art and which items are not, until I know what art is, that is, until I have a theory or a definition. But I cannot know whether I've got a good theory or definition until I know whether that theory or definition counts all and only the ...
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... art in a culture where the items in question are not preserved. To know that, we need a theory of art. But to know whether we've got a good theory of art, we need to know whether the theory has to count Navajo sand paintings. So we're ...
... art in a culture where the items in question are not preserved. To know that, we need a theory of art. But to know whether we've got a good theory of art, we need to know whether the theory has to count Navajo sand paintings. So we're ...
Table des matières
| 3 | |
Zen and the The Art of Living | 31 |
Paradox of the BhagavadGita | 45 |
The Future of | 65 |
Art and Tradition in American Popular Music | 83 |
The Art of Knowing | 117 |
The Tao of Technology | 137 |
Concluding Remarks | 157 |
Index | 159 |
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