Michel Henry: Seeing the Invisible

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Beschreibung

Michel Henry was one of the leading French philosophers of the twentieth century. His numerous works of philosophy are all organized around the theme of life. In contrast to the scientific understanding of life as a biological process, Henry's philosophy develops a conception of life as an immediate feeling of one's own living.
Seeing the Invisible marks Henry's most sustained engagement in the field of aesthetics. Through an analysis of the life and works of Wassily Kandinsky, Henry uncovers the philosophical significance of Kandinsky's revolution in painting: that abstract art reveals the invisible essence of life. Henry shows that Kandinsky separates color and line from the constraints of visible form and, in so doing, conveys the invisible intensity of life. More than just a study of art history, this book presents Kandinsky as an artist who is engaged in the project of painting the invisible and thus offers invaluable methodological clues for Henry's own phenomenology of the invisible.

Über den Autor

Michel Henry (1922-2002) was a leading French philosopher and novelist. He was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Montpellier, France and author of five novels and numerous philosophical works.

Zusammenfassung

Michel Henry was one of the leading French philosophers of the twentieth century and this is the first English translation of his only significant work on aesthetics.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Translator's Preface
Introduction
Internal/External: The Invisible and the Visible
The Meaning of 'Abstract' in the Expression 'Abstract Painting'
Form
Pure Pictorial Form
Abstract Form: The Theory of Elements
The Disclosure of Pictoriality
Point
Line
The Picture Plane
The Unity of the Elements
Invisible Colors
Forms and Colors
Difficulties Concerning the Unity of Colors and Forms
Composition
Monumental Art
Music and Painting
The Essence of Art
All Painting is Abstract
Art and the Cosmos
Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2009
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Importe , Philosophie
Jahrhundert:	Antike
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Thema:	Lexika
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781847064479
ISBN-10:	1847064477
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Henry, Michel
Übersetzung:	Davidson, Scott
Hersteller:	Continuum
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	198 x 129 x 9 mm
Von/Mit:	Michel Henry
Erscheinungsdatum:	15.04.2009
Gewicht:	0,18 kg