Sophistry and Twentieth-Century Art
| Author | : Haim Gordon |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 149 |
| Release | : 2021-12-06 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9789004496088 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9004496084 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (084 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Sophistry and Twentieth-Century Art by : Haim Gordon
Download or read book Sophistry and Twentieth-Century Art written by Haim Gordon and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-12-06 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with a rejection of the widespread fakeries that have emerged in twentieth-century art, which we call by their Platonic name, sophistry. The book also presents brief descriptions of some of the ideas of Martin Heidegger and Nicolas Berdyaev as to what constitutes a beautiful work of art, and how an authentic relation to the beauty in a work of art enhances human existence.
