Aesthetics in Grief and Mourning – Philosophical Reflections on Coping with Loss
Autor Kathleen Marie Higginsen Limba Engleză Hardback – 3 apr 2024
In Aesthetics of Grief and Mourning, philosopher Kathleen Marie Higgins reflects on the ways that aesthetics aids people experiencing loss. Some practices related to bereavement, such as funerals, are scripted, but many others are recursive, improvisational, mundane—telling stories, listening to music, and reflecting on art or literature. Higgins shows how these grounding, aesthetic practices can ease the disorienting effects of loss, shedding new light on the importance of aesthetics for personal and communal flourishing.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780226831046
ISBN-10: 0226831043
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 152 x 228 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Ediția:First Edition
Editura: University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10: 0226831043
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 152 x 228 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Ediția:First Edition
Editura: University of Chicago Press
Notă biografică
Kathleen Marie Higgins is professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin. She is the author of several books including The Music between Us: Is Music a Universal Language?, also published by the University of Chicago Press.
Cuprins
1. Aesthetics in Contexts of Loss—a Few Preliminaries
2. Aesthetic Proliferation
3. Grief and the Phenomenology of Bereavement
4. Aesthetic Resources for Orientation and Reassurance
5. Aesthetic Modes of Reconnecting
6. Artworks as Communicative Resources
7. Dealing with the Dead
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
2. Aesthetic Proliferation
3. Grief and the Phenomenology of Bereavement
4. Aesthetic Resources for Orientation and Reassurance
5. Aesthetic Modes of Reconnecting
6. Artworks as Communicative Resources
7. Dealing with the Dead
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Recenzii
“In the midst of grieving, many people find meaning and solace in aesthetics—in the creation of works of art and in the contemplation of beauty, whether natural or human-made. But why? Higgins takes up this neglected question and convincingly shows how aesthetic experiences enable us to reengage with our lives after disorientating losses. Higgins’s inquiry will enlighten anyone with an interest in grief’s transformative power."
“In Aesthetics in Grief and Mourning, Higgins combines philosophical analysis of grief with a sensitive exploration of the experience of bereavement. She reflects upon the aesthetic aspects of events that occur after the death of a loved one, including funeral practices, music, and expressions of sympathy, and she suggests that art can afford solace in times of mourning. While the subject of grief and bereavement is obviously difficult, Higgins handles it forthrightly and gently.”
“This book is a highly original, wide-ranging, and thoroughly engaging account of how aesthetic practices shape experiences of grief and their course over time. Higgins makes a compelling case for the diversity, ubiquity, and importance of aesthetic engagement as we respond to the disorientation and isolation of loss while sustaining a connection with those who have died. She has taken philosophical inquiry in new directions and added greatly to our understanding of grief.”