The Eclipse and Recovery of Beauty
A Lonergan Approach
Format:Paperback
Publisher:University of Toronto Press
Published:24th Mar '17
Should be back in stock very soon
"What is most impressive about The Eclipse and Recovery of Beauty is the fact that it is the first book to mine the thought of Lonergan and a few of his students for the contributions they might make to a philosophical and (ultimately) theological aesthetics. Dadosky is creative in his discovery of the implications of Lonergan's thinking for a renewed emphasis on the transcendental 'beauty.'" -- Robert M. Doran, Emmett Doerr Chair in Systematic Theology, Marquette University
Deeply engaged with the work of Aquinas, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, and Kant, among others, The Eclipse and Recovery of Beauty will be essential reading for those interested in contemporary philosophy and theology.
According to the Swiss theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar, a world that has lost sight of beauty is a world riddled with skepticism, moral and aesthetic relativism, conflicting religious worldviews, and escalating ecological crises. In The Eclipse and Recovery of Beauty, John D. Dadosky uses Kierkegaard and Nietzsche’s negative aesthetics to outline the context of that loss, and presents an argument for reclaiming beauty as a metaphysical property of being.
Inspired by Bernard Lonergan’s philosophy of consciousness, Dadosky presents a philosophy of beauty that is grounded in contemporary Thomistic thought. Responding to Balthasar, he argues for a concept of beauty that can be experienced, understood, judged, created, contemplated, and even loved.
Deeply engaged with the work of Aquinas, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, and Kant, among others, The Eclipse and Recovery of Beauty will be essential reading for those interested in contemporary philosophy and theology.
"…Dadosky’s effort to work out a philosophy of beauty on the basis of Lonergan’s thought, to enter into dialogue with significant figures, and to re-establish the transcendental status of beauty in a contemporary context amounts to an original and momentous achievement."
-- Paul St. Amour * American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly *"Within the boundaries of the wider Lonergan project, Dadosky’s argument is nuanced, differentiated, and, so far as I can discern, beyond reproach…students of theological aesthetics in particular will profit from the expositions and arguments he offers therein. The Eclipse and Recovery of Beauty is harmonious, well-integrated, and very clear. That is, in the specific terms Dadosky designates, it is a beautiful piece of work."
-- Reid B. Locklin * Toronto Journal of Theology *"John Dadosky has written a very good book on an overlooked, but important, topic… Using the tools of Lonergan’s generalized empirical method, Dadosky has made the case for the objectivity of aesthetic judgments and by extension for the recovery of beauty as a transcendental… The result is a beautifully written book that’s hints at much more to come from this author."
-- Michael Shute * Studies in ReligiISBN: 9781487522094
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
Weight: 410g
272 pages