In The Aesthetics of Decay, Dylan Trigg confronts the remnants from the fallout of post-industrialism and postmodernism. Through a considered analysis of memory, place, and nostalgia, Trigg argues that the decline of reason enables a critique of progress to emerge. In this ambitious work, Trigg aims to reassess the direction of progress by situating it in a spatial context. In doing so, he applies his critique of rationality to modern ruins. The derelict factory, abandoned asylum, and urban alleyway all become allies in Trigg's attack on a fixed image of temporality and progress. The Aesthetics of Decay offers a model of post-rational aesthetics in which spatial order is challenged by an affirmative ethics of ruin.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
ISBN-10
0820486469
ISBN-13
9780820486468
eBay Product ID (ePID)
113863465
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Aesthetics of Decay: Nothingness, Nostalgia, and the Absence of Reason
Author
Dylan Trigg
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Popular Philosophy, Philosophy
Publication Year
2006
Number of Pages
265 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
230mm
Item Width
160mm
Volume
37
Item Weight
570g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Dylan Trigg
Issn
0893-6005
Series Title
New Studies in Aesthetics
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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