Aesthetics as Phenomenology: The Appearance of Things

By Günter Figal

Book Overview

Connecting aesthetic experience with our experience of nature or with other cultural artifacts, Aesthetics as Phenomenology focuses on what art means for cognition, recognition, and affect--how art changes our everyday disposition or behavior. G?nter Figal engages in a penetrating analysis of the moment at which, in our contemplation of a work of art, reaction and thought confront each other. For those trained in the visual arts and for more casual viewers, Figal unmasks art as a decentering experience that opens further possibilities for understanding our lives and our world.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253015588
• ISBN13: 9780253015587
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher