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OverviewTraces the history of the idea of art as an ethical movement, interpreting the good as nature's abundance, giving rise to an ethics of inclusion, expressed in art. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Stephen David RossPublisher: State University of New York Press Imprint: State University of New York Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.481kg ISBN: 9780791430088ISBN 10: 0791430081 Pages: 348 Publication Date: 03 July 1996 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of Contents(Abridged) General Preface to the Project: The Goft of the Good Introduction: The Gift as Art 1. Diaphoros 2. Mimesis 3. Nature 4. Judgment 5. End 6. Origin 7. Abundance 8. Exposure Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsThe book is a skillful celebration-and analysis in the service of the celebration-of 'the good' as that to which all 'oppositional' distinctions (in effect, discourse itself) point and by which it is 'enriched.' The theme is an important one and Ross explores it with poetic skill and an analytically canny close reading of the entire Western tradition-including, noticeably, certain radical feminist themes that belong to this larger picture. The boldness of Ross's book lies in the fact that he never relents: all distinctions fall under the 'es gibt,' where other discussants waver and make discursive distinctions in the name of the 'gift.' - Joseph Margolis, Temple University Ross reconceptualizes links between a broad range of concepts: gifts, giving, beauty, good, economy, origins, art, judgment, mimesis, and so on. Rather than simply engaging a thinker on his own terms, Ross engages thinkers in their own terms, embraces their achievements and gifts, and then moves on to re-circulate these same figures from a standpoint that focuses on a different concern or set of concerns than his initial approach. He has written an eminently readable yet challenging book. As the text develops, one begins to grasp better, with each encountered 'interruption,' the subtle structures of the work. A thoughtful reading of the book will leave a reader with the impression that Ross is on the cusp of new developments in aesthetics, philosophies and theories of art, and some current discussions in moral philosophy. - Gayle L. Ormiston, Kent State University """The book is a skillful celebration-and analysis in the service of the celebration-of 'the good' as that to which all 'oppositional' distinctions (in effect, discourse itself) point and by which it is 'enriched.' The theme is an important one and Ross explores it with poetic skill and an analytically canny close reading of the entire Western tradition-including, noticeably, certain radical feminist themes that belong to this larger picture. The boldness of Ross's book lies in the fact that he never relents: all distinctions fall under the 'es gibt,' where other discussants waver and make discursive distinctions in the name of the 'gift.' ""- Joseph Margolis, Temple University ""Ross reconceptualizes links between a broad range of concepts: gifts, giving, beauty, good, economy, origins, art, judgment, mimesis, and so on. Rather than simply engaging a thinker on his own terms, Ross engages thinkers in their own terms, embraces their achievements and gifts, and then moves on to re-circulate these same figures from a standpoint that focuses on a different concern or set of concerns than his initial approach. ""He has written an eminently readable yet challenging book. As the text develops, one begins to grasp better, with each encountered 'interruption,' the subtle structures of the work. A thoughtful reading of the book will leave a reader with the impression that Ross is on the cusp of new developments in aesthetics, philosophies and theories of art, and some current discussions in moral philosophy."" - Gayle L. Ormiston, Kent State University" Author InformationStephen David Ross is Professor of Philosophy and Comparative Literature at State University of New York at Binghamton. He is the editor of Art and Its Significance: An Anthology of Aesthetic Theory; and author of A Theory of Art: Inexhaustibility by Contrast; The Ring of Representation; Injustice and Restitution: The Ordinance of Time; Plenishment of the Earth: An Ethic of Inclusion; Perspectives in Whitehead's Metaphysics; Philosophical Mysteries; and Metaphysical Aporia and Philosophical Heresy all published by SUNY Press. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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