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Art
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Art History Revisited: sundry writings and occasional lectures by Calvin G. Seerveld; John H. KokPublication Date: 2014
The essays in Art History Revisited follow a general course from the historiography of philosophy to the historiography of art and aesthetics to analyses of individual artists like Antoine Watteau and Gerald Folkerts and the theory and practice of artist/aestheticians like William Hogarth and Anton Raphael Mengs. As this selection of essays attests, Seerveld is both well-versed in the history of art and has made significant contributions to this field as well.
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Art of the Modern Age: philosophy of art from Kant to Heidegger by Jean-Marie Schaeffer; Steven Rendall (Translator)Publication Date: 2000
Jean-Marie Schaeffer explores the writings of Kant, Schlegel, Novalis, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and Heidegger to show that these diverse thinkers shared a common approach to art, which he calls the "speculative theory." According to this theory, art offers a special kind of intuitive, quasi-mystical knowledge, radically different from the rational knowledge acquired by science.
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Philosophy of Art: a contemporary introduction by Carroll N StaffPublication Date: 1999
Philosophy of Art is a textbook for undergraduate students interested in the topic of philosophical aesthetics. It introduces the techniques of analytic philosophy as well as key topics such as the representational theory of art, formalism, neo-formalism, aesthetic theories of art, neo-Wittgensteinism, the Institutional Theory of Art. as well as historical approaches to the nature of art.
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Looking Beyond?: shifting views of transcendence in philosophy, theology, art, and politics by Wessel Stoker (Editor)Publication Date: 2012
Various authors, established scholars in their fields, explain the meaning and role, or the critique, of transcendence in the thought of contemporary thinkers, fields of discourse, or cultural domains. Looking Beyond? will stimulate further research on the theme of transcendence in contemporary culture, but can also serve as a textbook for courses in various disciplines, ranging from philosophy to theology, cultural studies, literature, art, and politics.
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Reclaiming the Spiritual in Art: contemporary cross-cultural perspectives by Dawn Perlmutter; Debra KoppmanPublication Date: 1999
"Varied, vigorous, and challenging, this multifaceted work succeeds in making a compelling case for the reviving and sustaining force of the spiritual in contemporary art. The book ranges from theoretical issues to studies of particular artists, and brings together many different strands, each of which offers its own contribution to the sacred in art. Both in its breadth and originality, Reclaiming the Spiritual in Art vividly illuminates the aesthetic power of the sacred."
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Art History Revisited: sundry writings and occasional lectures by 
Art of the Modern Age: philosophy of art from Kant to Heidegger by 
Pledges of Jubilee : essays on the arts and culture, in honor of Calvin G. Seerveld by 
Philosophy of Art: a contemporary introduction by 
Looking Beyond?: shifting views of transcendence in philosophy, theology, art, and politics by 
Pentecostal Aesthetics : theological reflections in a pentecostal philosophy of art and aesthetics by