Kunst en de zin van het bestaan was published by ArtEZ just before summer 2022. In this philosophically stimulating book, Onno Zijlstra reflects on how art can tell us more about the meaning of our lives. In 'Kunst en de zin van het bestaan', Onno takes six thinkers by the hand: Kant, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche and Wittgenstein. What do these six influential philosophers have to say about art and the meaning of life? And how can their thinking still give us guidance in the 21st century?
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Do note: this book is written and published in Dutch
About Onno Zijlstra
Onno Zijlstra (1949) is a philosopher and taught at the Free University in Amsterdam and ArtEZ University of the Arts. His publications in the field of aesthetics include Language, Image and Silence. Kierkegaard and Wittgenstein on Ethics and Aesthetics (2006), Wat doet die rode vlek daar linksboven? Inleiding in de esthetica (2007) and Verbeelding. Over waarneming en kunst (2020).
About ArtEZ Press
ArtEZ Press is the publishing house based at ArtEZ University of the Arts. We have been publishing high-quality books, both in terms of content and design, since 2005. The unique design enhances the content and vice versa. The carefully curated collection built up by ArtEZ Press over the years represents the wealth of disciplines within art education at ArtEZ; architecture, fine art, dance, interior design, art education, fashion, music and music therapy, product design, theatre, design and art theory.
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About the Socratesbeker
The Socratesbeker is awarded every year to the author of the most urgent, original and thought-provoking Dutch-language philosophy book published in the previous year. The Socratesbeker is awarded in April, the Month of Philosophy. The shortlist will be announced in February 2023.
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