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Every Man an Artist

Readings in the Traditional Philosophy of Art

Every Man an Artist( )
Author: Keeble, Brian
Introduction by: Nasr, Seyyed Hossein
ISBN:978-0-941532-71-6
Publication Date:Jul 2005
Publisher:World Wisdom, Incorporated
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $22.95USD $22.95
Book Description:

This striking title proposes a striking idea: To be fully human means to have an inclination toward art. Pointing the way to art as a primary means through which we enter into a relationship with the spiritual nature of reality, this anthology by many of the most prominent philosophers and artists of our time reconnects us to the fundamental truths which give value to our thoughts and actions, as well as to art.

Book Details
Pages:280
Detailed Subjects: Philosophy / Aesthetics
Art / Criticism & Theory
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.52 x 8.96 x 0.81 Inches
Book Weight:0.86 Pounds
Author Biography
Keeble, Brian (Author)
Born in Tehran, Seyyed Hossein Nasr, the son of an educator, received a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1958, after which he returned to Iran to teach and eventually to become a university chancellor. He was compelled to leave his native country after the revolution of 1979 and since then has taught in universities in the United States.

Deeply influenced by the mystical Sufi tradition, Nasr is less concerned with reconciling the faith with modernism and is more concerned with presenting a traditionalist, though mystical, interpretation of religion that offers a way out of the contradictions of modernity. Through authentic spiritual experience, Nasr holds, one can penetrate the superficiality of modern scientific and other knowledge to find eternal truth. He is associated with the neotraditionalist school of philosophy. Undoubtedly, Nasr has had more general influence in the Western philosophical world than any other contemporary philosopher in the Islamic tradition.

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