Hobbema and Heidegger; on truth and beauty.9780820481685 Hobbema and Heidegger Hei·deg·ger , Martin 1889-1976. German existentialist philosopher. His masterpiece, Being and Time (1927), argued that confronting the question of the meaning of being, encompassing one's own death, was central for an authentic human ; on truth and beauty. Gordon, Rivca and Hiam Gordon. Peter Lang Lang language LANG Louisiana Army National Guard Lang Langobardian (linguistics) LANG Los Angeles Newspaper Guild Publishing Inc 2008 144 pages $60.95 Hardcover B3279 To independent scholar An independent scholar is anyone who works outside traditional academia in the pursuit of truth and knowledge. The status of independent scholar is often an amateur rather than a professional although this is not always a matter of choice. Gordon and Gordon (philosophy emeritus e·mer·i·tus adj. Retired but retaining an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement: a professor emeritus. n. pl. , Ben-Gurion U.) the landscapes of Hobbema call out and bring truth out from concealment Concealment See also Refuge. Ali Baba 40 thieves concealed in oil jars. [Arab. Lit.: Arabian Nights] ark of bulrushes Moses hidden in basket to escape infanticide. [O.T. . Here they have compared that capacity with the thinking of Heidegger, and they find striking similarities. They rely greatly on the qualities of Hobbema's pictures, drawing specific commentary from Hobbema's contexts (including daily life in The Netherlands in his time and the formation of his landscapes, painted and not), and move to Heidegger's thought on art, beauty and truth, including the place of the earth and the world (two different places), mistaken approaches to a work of art (as language, for example), and the complex process of seeking beauty and truth, whether in print or in paint. The resulting is as much an experience as a text. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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