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Philosophy and Art in Southeast Asia: A Novel Approach to Aesthetics
by Melvin Chen
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Selected for their merit, boldness and connection to the Southeast Asian region, these artworks traverse art and craft, visual art and music, perceptual and conceptual art, real-life and hypothetical examples and folk and fine art. As case studies, these artworks allow us to deal with controversies and address central questions including:
- When are artworks considered dangerous?
- Why does Socrates recommend the banishment of the poets?
- What are the problems and challenges posed by forgery?
- How do we resolve ambiguity when interpreting and making sense of works of art?
- Can there be such a thing as immoral art?
A sense of awareness of context and situatedness runs throughout Philosophy and Art in Southeast Asia. The texture, fabric and flavour of each example is woven into a rigorous philosophical analysis of aesthetic and artistic matters.
Making art and aesthetics more relatable, here is a creative and accessible introduction that inspires a love for art and aesthetics. For anyone interested in understanding the cultural underpinnings of aesthetics outside of the traditional canon, it is essential reading.
Selected for their merit, boldness and connection to the Southeast Asian region, these artworks traverse art and craft, visual art and music, perceptual and conceptual art, real-life and hypothetical examples and folk and fine art. As case studies, these artworks allow us to deal with controversies and address central questions including:
- When are artworks considered dangerous?
- Why does Socrates recommend the banishment of the poets?
- What are the problems and challenges posed by forgery?
- How do we resolve ambiguity when interpreting and making sense of works of art?
- Can there be such a thing as immoral art?
A sense of awareness of context and situatedness runs throughout Philosophy and Art in Southeast Asia. The texture, fabric and flavour of each example is woven into a rigorous philosophical analysis of aesthetic and artistic matters.
Making art and aesthetics more relatable, here is a creative and accessible introduction that inspires a love for art and aesthetics. For anyone interested in understanding the cultural underpinnings of aesthetics outside of the traditional canon, it is essential reading.
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