| #2364943 in eBooks | 2016-04-30 | 2016-04-30 | File type: PDF||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Mortal|By toronto|Ziegler, who died prematurely, was widely recognized as a great, and innovative, teacher of contemplation and art. I approached this book with a lot of anticipation, but came away disappointed. The topics -- craftsmanship, contemplation, participation, etc., are all important, and good things are said about them, but overall the book is dull. It says a lot of|||"This work is not just for artists and philosophers...it proposes a way of 'living well,' and promises to become a spiritual classic for a wide audience." - Choice|About the Author|CHRISTOPHER DUSTIN is Associate Professo
A collaborative undertaking between an artist and a philosopher, this monograph attempts to deepen our understanding of 'contemplative seeing' by addressing the works of Plato, Thoreau, Heidegger, and more. The authors explore what it means to 'see' reality and contemplate how viewing reality philosophically and artfully is a form of spirituality. In this way, by developing a new conception of active visual engagement, the authors propose a way of seeing that unites both...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Practicing Mortality: Art, Philosophy, and Contemplative Seeing | Dustin, Ziegler. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!
