Chiara Costa

Machines a Penser

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ISBN 13:
9788887029727
author:
Chiara Costa
format:
Trade Paperback
publisher:
Fondazione PRADA
language:
English
Publication Year:
2018
Pages:
546
Genre:
Individual Philosophers Philosophy Textbook
Condition:
New
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Description

Machines à penser brings together works by prominent artists with the humble dwellings associated with three influential 20th-century philosophers: Ludwig Wittgenstein, Martin Heidegger, and Theodor Adorno. These modest abodes - a bungalow, mountain hut, and peasant's cabin - serve as the "machines for thinking" that have shaped the work of these thinkers. The book presents a dialogue between the artists' creations and documentation and models of Wittgenstein, Heidegger, and Adorno's respective retreats. This unique combination allows readers to explore the intersections between philosophy, art, and architecture in a thought-provoking way. By examining the relationships between these seemingly disparate elements, Machines à penser offers a nuanced understanding of the intellectual and creative spaces that have driven some of the most important thinkers of our time.

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