Synopses & Reviews
Advancing his own conception of the figure, Andrew Benjamin innovatively studies philosophy, the history of painting, and art's representation of Jews and animals. As Benjamin makes clear, the other is never an abstract concept. The means by which the ethical imperative, arising from the way in which the history of philosophy and the history of art are constructed, conditions us to respond to an already identified, though unacknowledged, determinant other. This is the first book to combine reflections on animals and Jews, engaging with philosophers such as Derrida and Agamben and offering original readings of paintings and art by Goya, D?rer, Rubens Van Eyck, Velasquez, and Turner.
Synopsis
In developing his own conception of the 'figure', Andrew Benjamin has written an innovative and provocative study of the complex relationship between philosophy, the history of painting and their presentation of both Jews and animals. Newly available in paperback.
Synopsis
Investigates the relationship between philosophy, art and their presentation of both Jews and animalsBy developing his own conception of the 'figure' Andrew Benjamin has written an innovative and provocative study of the complex relationship between philosophy, the history of painting and their presentation of both Jews and animals.As Benjamin makes clear the 'Other' is never abstract. He underscores the means by which the ethical imperative, arising from the way the history of philosophy and the history of art are constructed, shows us how to respond to an already identified, even if unacknowledged, determinant other.
About the Author
Andrew Benjamin is Professor of Critical Theory and Philosophical Aesthetics at the Monash University