Art and Homecoming (Nietzsche, Heidegger, Foucault)

Author: Yu Hong
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: This book conducts a comparative study of the post-structuralist thoughts of three influential thinkers in the 20th century. The author summarizes the basic ideas and purposes of Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Foucault in "escaping" the modern world and "returning" to the authentic world with the metaphor of "returning home." It examines the similarities and differences among the three thinkers in their use of ancient Greek imagination and artistic inspiration in "critiquing modernity," "reflecting on the history of thought," and "conceiving of the authentic homeland." The author proposes the "theory of existential relations" centered on power relations and freedom relations, using it as a framework to analyze the significance, value, and challenges of the three thinkers' philosophies. The book emphasizes the importance of focusing on the "legitimacy of existential relations" in overcoming the crisis of modernity. The scope and methodology of the book transcend the boundaries of philosophy, aesthetics, and art studies, offering fresh insights.