Tomreading: a blog about philosophy
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History of Western American Art – Prof. Levine – (TRM’s notes)
History of Western American Art Professor F. Levine (CSU) a journey The nature of the spiral Never can see center Art as philosophy Tells you what you’re about Your culture Association Cyclical Products of culture – product of earth Clouds Spiritual breath Spiritual rain – growth Sky – father Earth – mother Wherefrom you come…
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Illustration by J. Hillis Miller (TRM’s highlights)
Illustration by J. Hillis Miller Dartmouth School of Criticism and Theory Walter Benjamin, The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction’ Fascism Communism Jean Joseph Goux Aestheticization Politicization Katmandu , Nepal – VCR movies – L.A. Law, Miami Vice Althusser Impensee’ A blindness What Are Cultural Studies? New historical studies as applied…
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Russell’s History of Western Philosophy – Book Three: Modern Philosophy (TRM hi-lites)
Book Three – Modern Philosophy General characteristics – diminishing authority of Church – increasing influence of Science – National States – kings, democracies or tyrants – American and French Revolutions – Socialism 1917 – more lay than clerical – commerce…
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Michael Inwood’s Commentary for Hegel’s ‘Introductory Lectures on Aesthetics’ (TRM’s notes)
Commentary on Hegel’s ‘Introductory Lectures on Aesthetics’ Michael Inwood Commentary – The Latine Aesthetica – German as Asthetik – A.G. Baumgarten (1714-62) in ‘Metaphysica’ and ‘Aesthetica’ (1750) from the Greek aisthanaesthai: ‘to perceive’ – Crafts and to the seven liberal arts of…
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Hegel’s “Introductory Lectures on Aesthetics” (TRM’s notes)
Introductory Lectures on Aesthetics by Hegel Introduction by Michael Inwood Art in Hegel’s Germany – Stuttgart – Johann…
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“The Origin of the Work of Art’ Martin Heidegger (TRM’s notes)
‘The Origin of the Work of Art’ Heidegger “Only image formed keeps the vision – Yet image formed rests in the poem.” Introduction – As Marleau-Ponty does of Cezanne – Truth as ‘aletheia’ or unconcealment – When Heidegger examines and describes Van Gogh’s painting of some (peasant?) shoes – Friedrich…
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David Hume’s “Of the Standard of Taste and Other Essays” (TRM’s notes)
Of the Standard of Taste and Other Essays by David Hume Introduction – As a philosophical critic, Hume has few peers. No one has challenged more sharply rationalism’s central thesis that matters of fact can be known without recourse to experience; nor has anyone revealed more clearly the severe problems raised by insisting that…
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notes for Bertrand Russell’s “Our Knowledge of the External World” (TRM’s notes)
‘Our Knowledge of the External World — – Bertrand Russell (1914) Introduction by Amit Hagar – A thoughtful exposition of his logically motivated epistemology – Bertrand Russell (1872 -1970) – born the grandson of Lord John Russell…
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“Art as Experience” John Dewey’s 1931 Harvard lectures (TRM’s notes)
Art as Experience by John Dewey Preface: – 1931 Harvard – Dr. Meyer Schapiro – Dr. Joseph Ratner – Dr. A.C. Barnes “The Live Creature” chpt.1 – Ironic perversities – Opaque – geographers and geologists – Appreciation – Parthenon – Understand – Coleridge – Pleasurable activity of the journey…
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notes for Oscar Wilde’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray” (TRM’s notes)
‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ by Oscar Wilde – Schumann’s Forest Scene – Les court Nouvelles – Manon Lescaut – Mercutio – Melbourne – Achilles statue – Marble Arch – ‘What do you mean by good, Harry?’ – Caliban – Doges – Louis Quinze – Ophelia – …
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