The Landscape of Humanity - Art, Culture and Society

The fourteen essays in this book develop a conception of human culture, which is humane and traditionalist. Focusing particularly on notions of beauty and the aesthetic, it sees within our culture intimations of the transcendent, and in two essays the nature of religion is directly addressed. A number of essays also explore the relation between politics and tradition.

List of contents

Introduction; Section One, Art: 1. Evolution and Aesthetics. 2. Historicism and Architectural Knowledge, 3. Prospects for Beauty, 4. Kantian Distinterestedness, 5. The real or the Real: Chardin or Rothko?; Section Two, Culture: 6. Two Cultures Revisited, 7. Art and Censorship, 8. To Swim with Strong Strokes in the Lake of Antique Poetry, 9. Art and Technology, 10. Science and Religion; Section Three, Politics: 11. Democracy and Openness, 12. Hayek and Popper: The Road to Serfdom and The Open Society, 13. Criticism and Tradition in Popper, Oakeshott and Hayek, 14. The Open Society Revisited, 15. Britain and Europe: An Oakeshottian Meditation.

Product details

• Authors: Anthony O'Hear
• Publisher: Imprint Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.06.2008
• EAN: 9781845401450
• ISBN: 978-1-84540-145-0
• No. of pages: 250
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 210 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 650 g
• Series: St. Andrews Studies in Philoso; St Andrews Studies in Philosophy and Public Affairs; St. Andrews Studies in Philoso; St Andrews Studies in Philosop
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works