Alva Noe
Strange Tools: Art and Human Nature
- ISBN 13:
- 9780809089161
- author:
- Alva Noe
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux Reprint edition
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2016
- Pages:
- 304
- Dimensions:
- 15.2 x 1.7 x 22.9 cm
- Genre:
- Health, Family & Lifestyle, Psychology & Psychiatry, Neuropsychology, Alva Noe,Strange Tools: Art and Human Nature,Farrar, Straus and Giroux,0809089165,Art,Art & Art Instruction,Philosophy Of Art,Aesthetics,Art/History - General,History - General,Neu
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Art is not just something to look at or listen to, but a challenge to make sense of what it is all about. In "Strange Tools: Art and Human Nature", philosopher and cognitive scientist Alva Noë argues that art is a mode of research, a method of investigating what makes us human.
Through diverse and provocative examples from the history of art-making, Noë reveals the transformative power of artistic production. By examining how art works on us, we can study ourselves in profoundly novel ways. Noë shows that art and philosophy have more in common than we might think, and that reframing the conversation around artists and their craft can lead to a new understanding of human nature.
This book is a thought-provoking intervention in contemporary thought, offering a fresh perspective on the role of art in our lives.
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