Tragic Beauty in Whitehead and Japanese Aesthetics
| Author | : Steve Odin |
| Publisher | : Contemporary Whitehead Studies |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2018-07-09 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1498514790 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781498514798 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (798 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Tragic Beauty in Whitehead and Japanese Aesthetics by : Steve Odin
Download or read book Tragic Beauty in Whitehead and Japanese Aesthetics written by Steve Odin and published by Contemporary Whitehead Studies. This book was released on 2018-07-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines Whitehead's process aesthetics focusing the penumbral beauty of darkness and the tragic beauty of perishability, while establishing parallels with the Japanese sense of evanescent beauty. It clarifies how both traditions develop a religio-aesthetic vision of tragic beauty and its reconciliation in the supreme ecstasy of peace.
