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Introductory: Gombrich's Struggle Against Metaphysics
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Bakoš, Ján |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Abstract | The paper deals with E. H. Gombrich's lifelong polemics against metaphysics in art history and the humanities. They began in 1937 and continued up until his final (posthumous) book The Preference for the Primitives. Analyzing the "fallacies" and "pitfalls" resulting from metaphysical collectivism, essentialism, expressionism, holism and relativism such as a "belief in hypostatized collective personalities" and "style as a super-artist" or "physiognomic fallacy", Gombrich also unmasked their ideological implications. He first targeted nationalism and racialism, then the perils of totalitarianism and finally all forms of relativism. Gombrich's plea for the universality of the "canon of excellence" can be regarded not only as a defence of humanism but also as a form of apology for the values of Western liberal democratic society. |
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| Ending Page | 250 |
| Page Count | 12 |
| Starting Page | 239 |
| ISSN | 12103055 |
| e-ISSN | 1337401X |
| DOI | 10.2478/v10023-009-0037-5 |
| Journal | Human Affairs |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Volume Number | 19 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH |
| Publisher Date | 2009-09-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Human Affairs Cultural Studies Metaphysics Introductory Gombrich's Struggle Nationalism Canon Began Style Lifelong Journal: Human Affairs, Issue- 2 |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Philosophy Sociology and Political Science Law |
