Author

Publication

2009 - University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois

Language

English

Word Count

47,500 words, Guess

Page Count

190 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivephilosophyimprov00pete
  • ISBN-100226662780
  • ISBN-139780226662787
  • LibraryThing8906948
  • Goodreads6950810
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Classifications

  • DDC781.3/6
  • LCCML3877 .P47 2009
  • LCCML3877.P47 2009

Description

Improvisation is usually either lionized as an ecstatic experience of being in the moment or disparaged as the thoughtless recycling of clichés. Eschewing both of these orthodoxies, this book ranges across the arts and considers the improvised dimension of philosophy itself.

Description

"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."--Jacket.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • The philosophy of improvisationUniversity of Chicago Press2009-01-01

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