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Thinking is much broader than what our science-obsessed, utilitarian culture often takes it to be. More than mere problem solving or the methodical comprehension of our personal and natural circumstances, thinking may take the form of a poem, a painting, a sculpture, a museum exhibition, or a documentary film. Exploring a variety of works by contemporary artists and writers who exemplify poetic thinking, this book draws our attention to one of the crucial affordances of this form of creative human insight and wisdom: its capacity to help protect and cultivate human freedom. All the contemporary works of art and literature that Poetic Thinking Today examines touch on our recent experiences with tyranny in culture and politics. They express the uninhibited thoughts and ideas of their creators even as they foster poetic thinking in us. In an era characterized by the global reemergence of authoritarian tendencies, Amir Eshel writes with the future of the humanities in mind. He urges the acknowledgment and cultivation of poetic thinking as a crucial component of our intellectual pursuits in general and of our educational systems more specifically.Product Identifiers
PublisherStanford University Press
ISBN-139781503610514
eBay Product ID (ePID)6046453347
Product Key Features
Publication Year2019
SubjectEducation
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NamePoetic Thinking Today: an Essay
TypeTextbook
AuthorAmir Eshel
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height216 mm
Item Width140 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorAmir Eshel
Series TitleSquare One: First-Order Questions in the Humanities
GenreArt & Culture