The Cultural Space of the Arts and the Infelicities of Reductionism

by Joseph Margolis

Joseph Margolis, known for his considerable contributions to the philosophy of art and aesthetics, pragmatism, and American philosophy, has focused primarily on the troublesome concepts of culture, history, language, agency, art, interpretation, and the human person or self. For Margolis, the signal problem has always been the same: how can we distinguish between physical nature and human culture? How do these realms relate?

The Cultural...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231147287
• ISBN13: 9780231147286
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 8.4"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher