{"product_id":"9780199244973","title":"Art and Embodiment","description":"This text argues that art can bridge the gap between philosophy's traditional striving for generality and completeness, and the concreteness and contingency of humanity's basic relation to the world. As the key element in his theory, Crowther proposes an ecological definition of art. His strategy involves first mapping out and analyzing the logical boundaries and ontological structures of the aesthetic domain. He then considers key concepts from this analysis in the light of a tradition in Continental philosophy (notably the work of Kant, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, and Hegel) which - by virtue of the philosophical significance that it assigns to art - significantly anticipates the ecological conception. On this basis, Professor Crowther is able to give a full formulation of his ecological definition. Art, in making sensible or imaginative material into symbolic form, harmonizes and conserves what is unique and what is general in human experience.","brand":"Paul Crowther","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45744133144894,"sku":"9780199244973","price":3086.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/products\/9780199244973_ad792f4d-b7eb-49ca-af83-8f3bf33d889c.jpg?v=1707223659","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9780199244973","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}