Browsing South African Journal of Art History Volume 22 (2007) by Author "Hurst, Andrea"

Browsing South African Journal of Art History Volume 22 (2007) by Author "Hurst, Andrea"

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  • Beauty and the beast : art and its passion for the beautiful, the ugly, and the sublime 
    Hurst, Andrea (Art Historical Work Group of South Africa, 2007)
    In this article, I investigate the hypothesis that the notions of “the beautiful,” “the ugly,” and “the sublime” articulate the incompatible dimensions of what it means to live the kind of passionate life that most befits ...
  • Passionate living and truth-telling techné 
    Hurst, Andrea (Art Historical Work Group of South Africa, 2007)
    It is a commonplace among philosophers that we actualize our humanity most fully by “living a creative life,” and that creativity is the response to desire or passion. In this article, I argue that Plato’s “cave allegory,” ...