{"product_id":"arts-claim-to-truth-gianni-vattimo-9780231138512","title":"Art's Claim to Truth","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst collected in Italy in 1985, \u003ci\u003eArt's Claim to Truth\u003c\/i\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\u003e\u003c\/p\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, \u003ci\u003eArt's Claim to Truth\u003c\/i\u003e offers a better understanding of the work of Vattimo and a deeper knowledge of ontology, hermeneutics, and the philosophical examination of truth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gianni Vattimo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231138512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231138512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d","brand":"Gianni Vattimo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44449913012479,"sku":"9780231138512","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7fc617ba-0cb0-4630-a9f5-c417a4161601.jpg?v=1698501720","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/arts-claim-to-truth-gianni-vattimo-9780231138512","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}