Aesthetics without Objects and Subjects: Relational Thinking for Global Challenges

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Professor Nicola Perullo (University of Gastronomic Sciences, Pollenzo, Italy)

Aesthetics without Objects and Subjects

Relational Thinking for Global Challenges

Professor Nicola Perullo (University of Gastronomic Sciences, Pollenzo, Italy)

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Bloomsbury Academic
06 February 2025

Philosophy of language; Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology; Philosophy: aesthetics; The environment

Is there a connection between the environmental, climate, and political crises facing us today and Western dualism? By critically examining the subject/object dualism that has supported Western philosophy and aesthetics since the 17th century, Nicola Perullo presents a relational and co-operative account of aesthetic experience and human existence.

Exploring science, ontology and aesthetics through the perspectives of quantum physics’ relational interpretation and non-dualistic philosophies, Perullo draws on Western theories in anthropology and cultural traditions such as Buddhism and Daoism. We see how the ontology supported by dualism renders the world to consist of static, solid, and discrete things, making them vulnerable to be controlled, dominated, and possessed.

In Perullo’s ground-breaking analysis an alternative way of perceiving is offered: the “haptic” modality which is guided by cooperation, communication, and correspondence. Such a mode of perception and experience is ecological, precluding the possibility of domination, hierarchy, and exploitation. This challenge to the ramifications of the subject-object model, the very cornerstone of Western thought, is an exciting invitation to rethink the purpose of philosophizing and its impact on life.

By: Professor Nicola Perullo (University of Gastronomic Sciences Pollenzo Italy)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 162mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 440g
ISBN: 9781350496910
ISBN 10: 135049691X
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 06 February 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Nicola Perullo is Professor of Aesthetics at the University of Gastronomic Sciences, Pollenzo, Italy.