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Author : Aphrodite Alexandrakis
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 35,58 MB
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780791452790
Shows how the aesthetic views of Plotinus and later Neoplatonists have played a role in the history of Western art.
Author : Gina Zavota
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,37 MB
Release : 2024-12-12
Category : Art
ISBN : 1350379115
Bringing together leading scholars from philosophy, architecture, history, classics, and art history, this volume asks: what are the key concepts in Neoplatonic aesthetics? And what impact have they had on the arts since 3rd century CE? Organized into three parts, in part I four authors examine the theory behind Neoplatonic aesthetics, including in particular the philosophy of beauty, ornament, and the artistic imagination. Based on the thought of Plato, Neoplatonism incorporated influences from Aristotle, Stoicism, and a variety of other philosophical traditions to create a unique school of thought within the Western canon. The second part explores the influence of Neoplatonic thought on the painting, architecture, and music of classical, medieval, and Renaissance Europe. With chapters on Byzantine hymns, the birth of the Gothic, and Vasari's Saint Michael, the authors bring to life the Neoplatonic influence on European culture and thinking. Finally, part III uncovers the impact of Neoplatonism right up to the modern day through a range of 19th- and 20th-century artistic case studies, from Kandinsky and Malevich to literature, music and world cinema. Unique in its interdisciplinary breadth, historical coverage, and combination of theory and application, The Legacy of Neoplatonic Philosophy provides a fresh insight into the enduring influence of Neoplatonic thought on the arts of the Western world.
Author : Liana Cheney
Publisher : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 13,64 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Art
ISBN :
Neoplatonic Aesthetics: Music, Literature, and the Visual Arts explores the idea of a Neoplatonic aesthetic, a philosophy of the arts based on the writings of Plato and the Neoplatonists - principally Plotinus, Proclus, Pseudo-Dionysius, Nicolas Cusanus, and Marsilio Ficino - and more contemporary philosophers - Stephen MacKenna, Iris Murdoch, Denman Ross, Jacques Derrida, and Hans Georg Gadamer. This book examines the artistic production of figures such as Gioseffe Zarlino, Fra Angelico, Leon Battista Alberti, Sandro Botticelli, Michelangelo, and Giorgio Vasari, and it formulates theoretical approaches to contemporary production based in the Neoplatonic philosophies.
Author : Paulos Gregorios
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 10,78 MB
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780791452745
Explores connections between Neoplatonism and Indian philosophy.
Author : Stephen Halliwell
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 38,42 MB
Release : 2009-01-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 140082530X
Mimesis is one of the oldest, most fundamental concepts in Western aesthetics. This book offers a new, searching treatment of its long history at the center of theories of representational art: above all, in the highly influential writings of Plato and Aristotle, but also in later Greco-Roman philosophy and criticism, and subsequently in many areas of aesthetic controversy from the Renaissance to the twentieth century. Combining classical scholarship, philosophical analysis, and the history of ideas--and ranging across discussion of poetry, painting, and music--Stephen Halliwell shows with a wealth of detail how mimesis, at all stages of its evolution, has been a more complex, variable concept than its conventional translation of "imitation" can now convey. Far from providing a static model of artistic representation, mimesis has generated many different models of art, encompassing a spectrum of positions from realism to idealism. Under the influence of Platonist and Aristotelian paradigms, mimesis has been a crux of debate between proponents of what Halliwell calls "world-reflecting" and "world-simulating" theories of representation in both the visual and musico-poetic arts. This debate is about not only the fraught relationship between art and reality but also the psychology and ethics of how we experience and are affected by mimetic art. Moving expertly between ancient and modern traditions, Halliwell contends that the history of mimesis hinges on problems that continue to be of urgent concern for contemporary aesthetics.
Author : Daniele Iozzia
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 19,1 MB
Release : 2015-03-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1472572343
Whilst aesthetics as a discipline did not exist before the modern age, ancient philosophers give many insights about beauty and art. In Late Antiquity Plotinus confronted the problem of beauty and the value of the arts. Plotinus' reflections have an important role in the development of the concept of the value of artistic imagination during the Renaissance and the Romantic era, but he also influenced the artistic taste of his time. Aesthetic Themes in Pagan and Christian Neoplatonism reconstructs the aesthetic philosophical views of Late Antiquity, and their relation to artistic production of the time. By examining the resonance of Plotinus' thought with contemporary artists and with Christian thinkers, including Gregory of Nyssa, the book demonstrates the importance of Plotinus' treatise On Beauty for the development of late ancient aesthetics. The Cappadocian fathers' interest in Plotinus is explored, as well as the consequent legacy of the pagan thinker's philosophy within Christian thought, such as the concept of beauty and the narration of the contemplative experience. Uniquely utilising philological and philosophical insight, as well as exploring both pagan and Christian philosophy, Aesthetic Themes in Pagan and Christian Neoplatonism represents the first comprehensive synthesis of aesthetic thought of Late Antiquity.
Author : R. Baine Harris
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 36,29 MB
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1438405901
This is a collection of essays on the sources, interpretations, and influences of Neoplatonism.
Author : R. Baine Harris
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 43,68 MB
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780791452776
Leading scholars relate Neoplatonism to contemporary social theory, aesthetics, and spirituality.
Author : Dominic J. O'Meara
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 12,66 MB
Release : 1981-06-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1438415117
In this volume, the relationships between two of the most vital currents in Western thought are examined by a group of nineteen internationally known specialists in a variety of disciplines—classics, patristics, philosophy, theology, history of ideas, and literature. The contributing scholars discuss Neoplatonic theories about God, creation, man, and salvation, in relation to the ways in which they were adopted, adapted, or rejected by major Christian thinkers of five periods: Patristic, Later Greek and Byzantine, Medieval, Renaissance, and Modern. Contributors include G.-H. Allard, A. Hilary Armstrong, Elizabeth Bieman, Linos Benakis, Henry Blumenthal, Mary T. Clark, Norris Clarke, John Dillon, Cornelio Fabro, John N. Findlay, Maurice de Gandillac, Edward P. Mahoney, Bernard McGinn, Dominic J. O'Meara, John J. O'Meara, Jean Pépin, Mary Carman Rose, Henri-Dominique Saffrey, Charles B. Schmitt, and Gérard Verbeke.
Author : Liana Cheney
Publisher :
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 35,89 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Art
ISBN :
This collection of essays explores the scope of the important relationships between the philosophical system of Neoplatonism and the arts in Italy.