Is the Sublime Sustainable? A Comparative Aesthetics Approach to the Sublime /

Is the Sublime Sustainable? A Comparative Aesthetics Approach to the Sublime /

Is the Sublime Sustainable? introduces the key points of debate around the sublime while opening new avenues for future inquiry, especially through its comparative aesthetics approach. In it, you will discover how thinking on the sublime emerged historically and then engage with the recent critical...

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Main Author: Doebler, Peter L. (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2023.

Series: Brill Research Perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences ; .
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2023.

Subjects:

Aesthetics, Comparative.
Experience.

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Call Number: BH85

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Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • Note on Translations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abstract
  • Keywords
  • Introduction: Questioning the Sublime and Standing before a Waterfall
  • 1 Locating the Sublime in the Euro-American Context
  • 2 Sustaining Depth: Critiquing the Sublime with Theological Aesthetics
  • 3 Preserving Particularity: Critiquing the Sublime with Environmental Aesthetics
  • 4 Cultivating Participation: Critiquing the Sublime with Critical Theory
  • Conclusion: toward an Everyday Sublime
  • Bibliography.