rock philosophy: meditations on art and desire
by
Torgeir Fjeld
The theme of the
book is art’s relation to philosophy and reason; it is an attempt to
connect reason with desire and the arts to show how creativity can bring
us closer to the truth.
The artistic quest for freedom stands in stark contrast to
philosophy’s call to subordinate art to reason and tradition. The struggle
between them has culminated in artistic attempts to subsume
philosophical matters within the domain of art. One central question is
what the consequences will be of a final dissolution of the boundary
between the two domains: will all that remains of the artwork be an
abstract howl of the rock – our rock, the planet – itself?
The book comes complete with a Manifesto to Rock Philosophy.
That manifesto and the book’s Introduction can be downloaded for free
from the publisher’s website.
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book and would like to review it there is a page for it on Goodreads
where any and all comments will be received with thanks. For more
information see the Author’s Webpage.
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