The Invention of Freedom and the Emblems of Reason

History has long assumed that art, philosophy and politics are separate continents. For various reasons, he chose to ignore that they are continents of the same world, even though they are separate, and that there is a lot of travel, shopping, communication and interaction between them. The main goal of this study by Jean Starobinski on the 18th century is to overcome this division we mentioned, or at least to stay outside of it.

The author has embarked on a challenging yet exciting task: He has researched the relationships between arts such as painting, architecture, and music, and the social and political developments that brought the Enlightenment philosophy of the 18th century and the French Revolution to the world. While placing art in its social context, he has also explored the ways in which life may perhaps take place in other ways. He asked about some important aspects of art that cannot be learned easily. The result is a rich history of thought that intertwines art history and social history.

These texts, written by a literary critic, invite you to a reading feast, that is, a feast of looking, seeing and interpreting.



Number of Pages: 400

Year of Print: 2012


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Metis Publishing

First Print Year: 2012

Number of Pages: 400

Language Turkish