{"product_id":"arts-claim-to-truth-9780231138512","title":"Art's Claim to Truth","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst collected in Italy in 1985, \u003cem\u003eArt's Claim to Truth\u003c\/em\u003e is considered by many philosophers to be one of Gianni Vattimo's most important works. Newly revised for English readers, the book begins with a challenge to Plato, Aristotle, Kant, and Hegel, who viewed art as a metaphysical aspect of reality rather than a futuristic anticipation of it. Following Martin Heidegger's interpretation of the history of philosophy, Vattimo outlines the existential ontological conditions of aesthetics, paying particular attention to the works of Kandinsky, which reaffirm the ontological implications of art. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVattimo then builds on Hans-Georg Gadamer's theory of aesthetics and provides an alternative to a rationalistic-positivistic criticism of art. This is the heart of Vattimo's argument, and with it he demonstrates how hermeneutical philosophy reaffirms art's ontological status and makes clear the importance of hermeneutics for aesthetic studies. In the book's final section, Vattimo articulates the consequences of reclaiming the ontological status of aesthetics without its metaphysical implications, holding Aristotle's concept of beauty responsible for the dissolution of metaphysics itself. In its direct engagement with the works of Gadamer, Heidegger, and Luigi Pareyson, \u003cem\u003eArt's Claim to Truth\u003c\/em\u003e offers a better understanding of the work of Vattimo and a deeper knowledge of ontology, hermeneutics, and the philosophical examination of truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGianni Vattimo is emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Turin and a member of the European Parliament. His books with Columbia University Press are \u003ci\u003eChristianity, Truth, and Weakening Faith: A Dialogue \u003c\/i\u003e(with Ren? Girard), \u003ci\u003eNot Being God: A Collaborative Autobiography\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArt's Claim to Truth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAfter the Death of God\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDialogue with Nietzsche\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Future of Religion\u003c\/i\u003e (with Richard Rorty), \u003ci\u003eNihilism and Emancipation: Ethics, Politics, and the Law\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAfter Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e.Santiago Zabala is ICREA Research Professor at the University of Barcelona. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Remains of Being: Hermeneutic Ontology After Metaphysics\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Hermeneutic Nature of Analytic Philosophy: A Study of Ernst Tugendhat\u003c\/i\u003e; editor of \u003ci\u003eWeakening Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNihilism and Emancipation\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Future of Religion\u003c\/i\u003e; and coeditor (with Jeff Malpas) of \u003ci\u003eConsequences of Hermeneutics\u003c\/i\u003e.Luca D'Isanto is a translator, editor, and writer of numerous publications on the religious and political turn in postmodern thought.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50844161540370,"sku":"9780231138512","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_02838885-0144-420d-ad7b-d5eb33f5a0a2.jpg?v=1737312862","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/arts-claim-to-truth-9780231138512","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}