• What does art tell us about ourselves? Life, art, and philosophy: Alva Noë, London Annual Lecture 2023

  • Jul 3 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 30 mins
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What does art tell us about ourselves? Life, art, and philosophy: Alva Noë, London Annual Lecture 2023

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  • We make art out of life, but life in turn is remade by art. We are by nature tied to art, and this means, finally, that we can’t really speak of our “nature” at all. We are art’s product. Art is not a late accomplishment of our history, a mere cultural add on. We are entangled with art, and the whole phenomenon of the aesthetic, from the very beginning. If there is to be a science of the human (neuroscience, or cognitive science etc.) it must come to grips with our aesthetic character.

    In this talk, Professor Alva Noë explores the inseparability of life, art, and philosophy, arguing that we have greatly underestimated what this entangled reality means for understanding human nature.
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