Art before the Law: Aesthetics and Ethics

Ruth Ronen

Published by University of Toronto Press 2014

Art before the Law

Aesthetics and Ethics

Ruth Ronen

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442669451

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About this book

Ever since Plato expelled the poets from his ideal state, the ethics of art has had to confront philosophy’s denial of art’s morality. In Art before the Law, Ruth Ronen proposes a new outlook on the ethics of art by arguing that art insists on this tradition of denial, affirming its singular ethics through negativity.

Author / Editor information

Ronen Ruth :

Ruth Ronen is a professor in the Department of Philosophy at Tel Aviv University.

Reviews

Dominique Hecq, Department of Media and Communication, Swinburne University of Technology:

“Art before the Law is work of rigorous, original, and trenchant thought which engages with a broad sweep of texts, bringing exciting interpretations of classic works of psychoanalysis, philosophy, and literature.”

Alenka Zupancic, Professor of Philosophy and Psychoanalysis, European Graduate School:

“There is much to prize and admire in Art before the Law. Ruth Ronen’s arguments are clear and precise, her scholarship is sound and up to date, and her thesis is ground-breaking.”

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Figures and Illustrations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Introduction: By Way of the Law Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. By Way of Negation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
2. By Way of Beauty Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	39
3. By Way of Truth Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	67
4. By Way of Deception Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
5. By Way of Prohibition Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	123
Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	185

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 200
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 7
- Other: 7 b&w illustrations

eBook

Published: March 21, 2014
ISBN: 9781442669451