CHRISTOPHER DUSTIN is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at Holy Cross University, USA.
JOANNA ZIEGLER is Professor in the Department of Visual Arts at Holy Cross University, USA.
A collaborative undertaking between an artist and a philosopher, this monograph attempts to deepen our understanding of 'contemplative seeing' by addressing the works of Plato, Thoreau, Heidegger, and more. The authors explore what it means to 'see' reality and contemplate how viewing reality philosophically and artfully is a form of spirituality. In this way, by developing a new conception of active visual engagement, the authors propose a way of seeing that unites both critical scrutiny and spiritual involvement, as opposed to simple passive reception.
Introduction: 'To Perceive the Visible Reality as it Truly is' Walking: Thoreau's Prepared Vision The Beatification of the Mundane Turning the Soul Around Kosmos Made Visible: Thinking as Craft A Reverence for Wood 'That Which Conceals in a Way Opens to Light' 'Not Diverse From Things' Emersonian Engagement
"This work is not just for artists and philosophers...it proposes a way of 'living well,' and promises to become a spiritual classic for a wide audience." - Choice
A collaborative undertaking between an artist and a philosopher, this monograph attempts to deepen our understanding of 'contemplative seeing' by addressing the works of Plato, Thoreau, Heidegger, and more. The authors explore what it means to 'see' reality and contemplate how viewing reality philosophically and artfully is a form of spirituality. In this way, by developing a new conception of active visual engagement, the authors propose a way of seeing that unites both critical scrutiny and spiritual involvement, as opposed to simple passive reception.
Introduction: 'To Perceive the Visible Reality as it Truly is' Walking: Thoreau's Prepared Vision The Beatification of the Mundane Turning the Soul Around Kosmos Made Visible: Thinking as Craft A Reverence for Wood 'That Which Conceals in a Way Opens to Light' 'Not Diverse From Things' Emersonian Engagement
"This work is not just for artists and philosophers...it proposes a way of 'living well,' and promises to become a spiritual classic for a wide audience." - Choice
CHRISTOPHER DUSTIN is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at Holy Cross University, USA.
JOANNA ZIEGLER is Professor in the Department of Visual Arts at Holy Cross University, USA.
Über den Autor
CHRISTOPHER DUSTIN is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at Holy Cross University, USA.
JOANNA ZIEGLER is Professor in the Department of Visual Arts at Holy Cross University, USA.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction: 'To Perceive the Visible Reality as it Truly is' Walking: Thoreau's Prepared Vision The Beatification of the Mundane Turning the Soul Around Kosmos Made Visible: Thinking as Craft A Reverence for Wood 'That Which Conceals in a Way Opens to Light' 'Not Diverse From Things' Emersonian Engagement
Klappentext
A collaborative undertaking between an artist and a philosopher, this monograph attempts to deepen our understanding of 'contemplative seeing' by addressing the works of Plato, Thoreau, Heidegger, and more. The authors explore what it means to 'see' reality and contemplate how viewing reality philosophically and artfully is a form of spirituality. In this way, by developing a new conception of active visual engagement, the authors propose a way of seeing that unites both critical scrutiny and spiritual involvement, as opposed to simple passive reception.
Unique in its consideration of visual culture in this context
Looks at the concept from two distinct academic perspectives
