Strange Tools: Art and Human Nature Noe Alva Paperback
Strange Tools: Art and Human Nature Noe Alva Paperback A philosopher makes the case for thinking of works of art as tools for investigating ourselvesIn Strange Tools: Art and Human Nature, the…
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Strange Tools: Art and Human Nature Noe Alva Paperback
A philosopher makes the case for thinking of works of art as tools for investigating ourselvesIn Strange Tools: Art and Human Nature, the philosopher and cognitive scientist Alva Noe argues that our obsession with works of art has gotten in the way of understanding how art works on us. Art isn't just something to look at or listen to--it is a challenge, a dare to try to make sense of what it is all about. For Noe, art isn't a phenomenon in need of an explanation but a mode of research, a method of investigating what makes us human--a strange tool.
Through diverse and provocative examples from the history of art-making, Noe reveals the transformative power of artistic production. Art aims not for satisfaction but for confrontation, intervention, and subversion. By staging a dance, choreographers cast light on the way bodily movement organizes us. Painting
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