{"product_id":"painting-and-reality","title":"Painting and Reality","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBy Étienne Gilson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003ePainting and Reality\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe midpoint of the twentieth century,\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eas with the present day, saw no shortage of scholarship on the subject of art. In \u003ci\u003ePainting and Reality\u003c\/i\u003e, delivered in 1955 for the A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts, Étienne Gilson makes what is in many ways a unique contribution to that vast body of literature. Addressing the problem of \u003ci\u003ewhat a philosopher can learn from painting\u003c\/i\u003e, Gilson makes the center of his perspective the work of art in and of itself paired with its relationship to the world of natural reality (ontology) and to the beholder (phenomenology). From this metaphysically robust vantage point, he develops a vision of art as both an investigation into and an affirmation of reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e“\u003cem\u003eIf one attempted to belittle the arts by saying that, in creating, they imitate nature, the answer should be that…the arts create many things by themselves. Where something is lacking, they supply it, because they own beauty.\u003c\/em\u003e” \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e(\u003c\/span\u003ePlotinus)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eÉtienne Gilson\u003c\/b\u003e (1884–1978) was a French philosopher and historian of philosophy and one of the premier Catholic intellectuals of the twentieth century. Over the course of his illustrious career, he founded the Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto, was elected to the Académie française, and wrote over one hundred and seventy books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; E-book:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE-book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Immediately following purchase, an .epub file and a .mobi (Kindle) file are available for download.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1950970728\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53100028363119,"sku":"978-1950970728","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"E-book","offer_id":53100028395887,"sku":"978-1950970729","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/5337\/6879\/files\/Products6x9_resize_45fb5631-8eb9-4ccb-a9c5-112a07322d2c.jpg?v=1781124568","url":"https:\/\/www.heavenlychristiangifts.com\/products\/painting-and-reality","provider":"Heavenly Christian Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}