Art and Philosophy Thomas Bien and the origins of Christianity

and the origins of Christianity

twisty pinwheels

God and Death are not matters for detached speculation but constant and vivid presences

suitable for upper division undergraduate courses and graduate seminars

Art and Philosophy Thomas Bien and the origins of ChristianityThe author offers a look at the history, ethics, and aesthetics of art from the perspective of the specific philosophical concepts of transcendence, metaphysics, subjectivity, and conditionality. Contemporary and conversant with the major issues that have affected 20th century art (including existentialism, phenomenology, semiotics, and Jungian psychology), this volume questions many philosophical concepts used to justify art, and views their meaning