Art Line Thought

Art Line Thought discusses the main issues that beset our time and philosophy by locating these same issues in artworks and describing closely what is shown there. While respecting their differences, art and philosophy are thus made to cross back and fort

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO PHENOMENOLOGY IN COOPERATION WITH

THE CENTER FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH IN PHENOMENOLOGY Volume 21

Editor: William R. McKenna, Miami University

Editorial Board: David Carr, Emory University Lester Embree, Florida Atlantic University J. Claude Evans, Washington University Jose Huertas-Jourda, Wilfrid Laurier University Joseph J. Kockelmans, The Pennsylvania State University Algis Mickunas, Ohio University J. N. Mohanty, Temple University Thomas M. Seebohm, Johannes Gutenberg-Universitat, Mainz Richard M. Zaner, Vanderbilt University

Scope The purpose of this series is to foster the development of phenomenological philosophy through creative research. Contemporary issues in philosophy, other disciplines and in culture generally, offer opportunities for the application of phenomenological methods that call for creative responses. Although the work of several generations of thinkers has provided phenomenology with many results with which to approach these challenges, a truly successful response to them will require building on this work with new analyses and methodological innovations.

ART LINE THOUGHT by

SAMUEL B. MALLIN York University, Toronto. Canada

KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS DORDRECHT / BOSTON / LONDON

A C.I.P. Catalogue record for this book is available from the Library of Congress.

ISBN-J3: 978-94-010-7214-4 DOl: 10.1007/978-94-009-1594-7

e-ISBN-l3: 978-94-009-1594-7

Published by Kluwer Academic Publishers, P.O. Box 17,3300 AA Dordrecht, The Netherlands. Kluwer Academic Publishers incorporates the publishing programmes of D. Reidel, Martinus Nijhoff, Dr W. Junk and MTP Press. Sold and distributed in the U.S.A. and Canada by Kluwer Academic Publishers, 101 Philip Drive, Norwell, MA 02061, U.S.A. In all other countries, sold and distributed by Kluwer Academic Publishers Group, P.O. Box 322, 3300 AH Dordrecht, The Netherlands.

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Dedicated to Becea and Blue

Table of Contents PREFACE . . . . . . .

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PART I: THE PREHISTORIC

BOOK I: SCULPTURAL ARCHAIC THOUGHT.

1

Illustrations .

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CHAPTER 1: Thinking of the Future Archaically: In the Shape of a Pep los de-lineative hermeneutics . Peploforos' look .. . . . . . the Archaic smile . . . . . . phenomenologically evident traits bound to the chthonic and its goddesses a feminine-chthonic line of existence. . . Euthydikos' severe and self-involved look ethical implications of Peploforos' ethos . .

. 13 . 16 . 21 . 25 . 30 . 35 . 39 . 44

CHAPTER 2: Drawing Out Prehistory: Sculptural Archaic Thought

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Melos' serene activity. . . . . . . . . . Melos' integration of stone and flesh. ethical relevance to "similitudes" Kroisos walks right in the earth . . Y