{"product_id":"9781350112605","title":"Creation and the Function of Art : Techné, Poiesis and the Problem of Aesthetics","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eCreation and the Function of Art\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Jason Tuckwell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eReturning to the Greek understanding of art to rethink its capacities, \u003ci\u003eCreation and the Function of Art\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on the relationship between \u003ci\u003etechné\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ephusis\u003c\/i\u003e (nature). Moving away from the theoretical Platonism which dominates contemporary understandings of art, this book instead reinvigorates Aristotelian causation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeginning with the Greek\u003ci\u003e topos\u003c\/i\u003e and turning to insights from philosophy, pure mathematics, psychoanalysis and biology, Jason Tuckwell re-problematises \u003ci\u003etechné\u003c\/i\u003e in functional terms. This book examines the deviations at play within logical forms, the subject, and upon \u003ci\u003ephusis\u003c\/i\u003e to better situate the role of the function in \u003ci\u003epoiesis \u003c\/i\u003e(art). In so doing, Tuckwell argues that art concerns a genuinely creative labour that cannot be resolved via an ontological or epistemological problem, but which instead constitutes an encounter with the problematic. As such,\u003ci\u003e techné\u003c\/i\u003e is shown to be a property of the living, of intelligence coupled to action, that not only enacts\u003ci\u003e poiesis\u003c\/i\u003e or art, but indicates a broader role for creative deviation in nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“There are flashes of brilliance in some of the connections Tuckwell makes with diverse areas of inquiry. Evolutionary theories may, indeed, offer a useful perspective on Aristotle's sense of nature and efficient causality.” —\u003ci\u003eBryn Mawr Classical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Creation and the Function of Art is one of those rare books that, while they acknowledge their debt to the history of philosophy, manage to say something radically new and provide a fresh angle from which an ancient question can be addressed. More than that, Tuckwell not only makes a uniquely authoritative contribution to the field, but actually lays the foundations for a new field of philosophical inquiry – a philosophical exploration of the function in the work of art. This is an astounding work, and I am sure that anyone with an interest in art and in philosophical aesthetics will find it a stimulating and valuable reading.” —\u003ci\u003ePaolo Diego Bubbio, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Western Sydney University, Australia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Tuckwell develops a novel account of the creative impetus in artistic production by re-problematizing the Aristotelian concept of techné by means of the mathematical function. The function is used to model, not only the creative impetus, but all of the generative principles that underpin a distinctly Aristotelian inspired or neo-Aristotelian process philosophy.” —\u003ci\u003eSimon B Duffy, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, Yale NUS University, Singapore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781350112605\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40683182948558,"sku":"9781350112605","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_361452ab-05a0-4411-b9f8-795bf2e89726.jpg?v=1640144946","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781350112605","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}