The colonial period of U.S. history contains a variety of interesting lessons. One of these pertains to the concept of a "virtuoso." The virtuoso was primarily characterized by curiosity. Rather than being overly specialized, the virtuoso explored a wide range of interests. The study of nature, art, literature, and theology all would have been pursuits common to this stereotype. This blog aspires to take this early category and use it as a point of departure for exploration and reflection.
Friday, March 4, 2016
Joshua Billings on Art After Kant
"Beginning with German Idealism, it becomes possible to see art as a quasi-philosophical form, the locus of a truth different from - and for some, more profound than - the truth of philosophical discourse. Before Kant, art could be considered philosophical; after Kant, art could be more philosophical than philosophy." pg. 77 in Genealogy of the Tragic
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