Margolis, Joseph, 1924-

The arts and the definition of the human : toward a philosophical anthropology / Joseph Margolis. - Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, c2009. - ix, 183 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The definition of the human -- Perceiving paintings as paintings -- One and only one correct interpretation -- Toward a phenomenology of painting and literature -- Seeing-in, make-believe, transfiguration: the perception of pictorial representation -- Beauty and truth and the passing of transcendental philosophy.

9780804759533 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780804759540 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2008018850


Painting--Philosophy.
Art--Philosophy.
Visual perception.
Aesthetics.
Philosophical anthropology.

ND1140 / .M338 2009

750

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