Heidegger, Art, and Postmodernity

by Iain D. Thomson

Heidegger, Art, and Postmodernity offers a radical new interpretation of Heidegger's later philosophy, developing his argument that art can help lead humanity beyond the nihilistic ontotheology of the modern age. Providing pathbreaking readings of Heidegger's The Origin of the Work of Art and his notoriously difficult Contributions to Philosophy (From Enowning), this book explains precisely what postmodernity meant for Heidegger, the greatest philosophical critic of modernity, and what it could still mean for us today. Exploring these issues, Iain D. Thomson examines several postmodern works of art, including music, literature, painting, and even comic books, from a post-Heideggerian perspective. Clearly written and accessible, this book will help readers gain a deeper understanding of Heidegger and his relation to postmodern theory, popular culture, and art."

Genres: Philosophy, Art, Nonfiction, Art History

266 pages, Paperback

First published May 3, 2007

Reviews

[Searnold · Rating 5 out of 5]

I should rate this work with a 2; however, because I felt the need to upgrade my familiarity/understanding of Heidegger's philosophy as preparation to reading "White Noise", I read Thomoson's work, which accomplished that task. So therefore, I award it with a 5. I soured on Thomson's presentation because it became clear that he was using Heidegger as a means to proselytize (or propagandize) his own "idealistic" agenda. (And, I'll leave my opinions on that unsaid.) But, I shall cite a version of the mantra that proliferated throughout his text like red rooted pig weed in a poorly tended garden: "We are thus moving from modern subjectivism to the late-modern enframing of reality insofar as we understand and relate to all things, ourselves included, as nothing but intrinsically meaningless resources standing by for endless optimization."(58) Here, I want to say is a particularly ugly non- sequitur, but if taken as an expression of opinion rather than as an argument, it becomes instead a commonplace expression of hubris. And for this reason, Thomson's work is a zero.

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(评价人数不足) Thomson, Iain D. / 2011

《海德格尔、艺术与后现代性》为海德格尔后来的哲学提供了一种激进的新解释，发展了他的论点，即艺术可以帮助引导人类超越现代的虚无主义本体神学。这本书提供了海德格尔的"艺术作品的起源"和他对哲学的臭名昭着的困难贡献（来自Enowning）的开创性阅读，准确地解释了后现代性对海德格尔的意义，现代性最伟大的哲学批评家，以及它对我们今天仍然意味着什么。为了探索这些问题，伊恩·汤姆森（Iain D. Thomson）从后海德格尔时代的角度审视了几件后现代艺术作品，包括音乐、文学、绘画甚至漫画书。本书写得清晰易懂，将帮助读者更深入地了解海德格尔及其与后现代理论、流行文化和艺术的关系。

[Hawkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great!