| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 264 pages, xvii leaves of plates) : color illustrations |
| Series |
SUNY series in Latin American and Iberian thought and culture |
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SUNY series in Latin American and Iberian thought and culture.
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| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1. Art and Philosophy -- 2. Carlos Estevez and His Art -- pt. 1 Philosophical Interpretations of Estevez's Works Knowledge -- 3. Know Thyself -- 4. I Am Myself and My Circumstances -- 5. Everything We Know Is Numbers -- 6. No Man Knows the Whole Truth -- 7. Faith Seeks Understanding Reality -- 8. You Cannot Step into the Same River Twice -- 9. No Part of the Whole Is Empty -- 10. There Is No New Thing under the Sun -- 11. Living Creature Is a World Order in Miniature Society -- 12. Negotiating Identities -- 13. What Then Is a Race? -- 14. Imagined Communities -- 15. I-Thou -- 16. Male and Female Destiny -- 17. Will Does Not Desire of Necessity -- 18. Very Hairs of Your Head Are All Numbered -- 19. God Has Predestined His Elect -- pt. 2 Philosophical Interpretations and Art -- 20. Interpretation -- 21. Art -- 22. Philosophical Interpretations of Art -- Appendix 1 Interview with Carlos Estevez -- Appendix 2 Carlos Estevez's Biographical Chronology -- Appendix 3 Carlos Estevez's Images of Thought, Exhibition Checklist |
| Summary |
"Is philosophy hopelessly opposed to art? Images of Thought answers negatively, claiming that visual images can be used effectively to grasp complex thoughts, and philosophy can be deployed to deepen our understanding of art. Jorge J.E. Gracia provides philosophical interpretations of seventeen works by the Cuban American artist Carlos Estevez that engage such topics as self-knowledge, the nature of the universe, faith and reason, permanence and change, the self and the other, women and men, freedom and determinism, providence, and predestination. The study's novelty lies both in its use of the interpretation of art to understand traditional philosophical problems and the theory it proposes concerning the nature of interpretation. The clarity of the discussion and an engaging style make it accessible to a wider audience."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-254) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Estévez, Carlos, 1969- -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Estévez, Carlos, 1969- fast |
| Subject |
ART -- Individual Artists -- Monographs.
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ART -- Individual Artists -- Artists' Books.
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ART -- Individual Artists -- Essays.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781441612618 |
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1441612610 |
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9780791493854 |
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0791493857 |
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