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The Philosophy of Improvisation
Gary Peters
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Description for The Philosophy of Improvisation
Paperback. Improvisation is usually either lionized as an ecstatic experience of being in the moment or disparaged as the thoughtless recycling of cliches. Eschewing both of these orthodoxies, this title considers the improvised dimension of philosophy itself in order to elaborate an innovative concept of improvisation. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AB; HPC; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
Improvisation is usually either lionized as an ecstatic experience of being in the moment or disparaged as the thoughtless recycling of cliches. Eschewing both of these orthodoxies, "The Philosophy of Improvisation" ranges across the arts - from music to theater, dance to comedy - and considers the improvised dimension of philosophy itself in order to elaborate an innovative concept of improvisation. Gary Peters turns to many of the major thinkers within continental philosophy - including Heidegger, Nietzsche, Adorno, Kant, Benjamin, and Deleuze - offering readings of their reflections on improvisation and exploring improvisational elements within their thinking. Peters' wry, humorous ... Read more
Improvisation is usually either lionized as an ecstatic experience of being in the moment or disparaged as the thoughtless recycling of cliches. Eschewing both of these orthodoxies, "The Philosophy of Improvisation" ranges across the arts - from music to theater, dance to comedy - and considers the improvised dimension of philosophy itself in order to elaborate an innovative concept of improvisation. Gary Peters turns to many of the major thinkers within continental philosophy - including Heidegger, Nietzsche, Adorno, Kant, Benjamin, and Deleuze - offering readings of their reflections on improvisation and exploring improvisational elements within their thinking. Peters' wry, humorous ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
314g
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226662794
SKU
V9780226662794
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About Gary Peters
Gary Peters is chair of critical and cultural theory at York St John University and the author of Irony and Singularity: Aesthetic Education from Kant to Levinas.
Reviews for The Philosophy of Improvisation
"This is an unusual book on improvisation: a genuinely philosophical contribution to the literature.... It's impossible to summarize the book's many ingenious arguments in the space of a short review - this is a rich and intriguing discussion." (Wire) "This aptly titled work considers not the how-to of improvisation but rather the motivations and meaning behind spontaneous creation.... A work ... Read more