revealing - un-vealing Paul Ricoeur mentions the trans-historicity character of the work of art - its desire of monstration.
Luc ----- Original Message ---- From: Saul Ostrow <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 8:24:21 AM Subject: Re: Heidegger: truth and art It is not the explanation that reveals the essence it is the work that art does - the essence is objective - our interpretation of it is subjective - the work of art as a knowing reveals itself over time - what the work knows can not be known all at once - this is its essence - the fact that we are willing to make van gogh's work exemplary is part of its revealing - that we are willing to return to it over a 150 years and seek some understanding through it is part of its essence - the shoes are not part of its essence - when will you stop being so literal - this is philosophy - this is about the love of understanding - understanding is not always explanatory - and is always already asymmetrical in its economy
