John Shannon Hendrix Livres

Architecture and Psychoanalysis is an analysis of the relation between psychoanalytic theory and compositional strategies in architecture. In psychoanalysis it focuses on the writing of Jacques Lacan as well as theories of the structure of the psyche, linguistics, and perception. In architecture it focuses on the writings and projects of Peter Eisenman. There are extended discussions on the thought of figures such as Sigmund Freud, Ferdinand de Saussure, and Jacques Derrida, and of the architecture of figures such as Leon Battista Alberti, Francesco Borromini, Giuseppe Terragni, and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.

Exploring the tension between form and function, this book highlights its significance as a tool for poetic expression in architectural design. It emphasizes the need to re-establish architecture as a humanistic discipline, focusing on the expression of ideas and the ethical responsibilities of architecture. By engaging the intellect of the observer, the work aims to represent human identity and contribute to a deeper understanding of architecture's cultural role.

The Symposium and the aesthetics of Plotinus -- The aesthetics of Schelling -- Plotinian hypostases in Hegel's Phenomenology of spirit -- The aesthetics of Hegel -- Architecture and the philosophy of spirit. Plotinus - Estetik Schelling, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von, 1775-1854 - Estetik Hegel, Georg Friedrich Wilhelm, 1770-1831 - Estetik Estetik - Tarih.

Architectural Forms and Philosophical Structures examines architectural and architectonic forms as products of philosophical and epistemological structures in selected cultures and time periods, and analyzes architecture as a text of its culture. Relations between architectural forms and philosophical structures are explored in Western civilization, beginning in Egypt and Greece and culminating in twentieth-century Europe and America. Architecture, like all forms of artistic expression, is interwoven with the beliefs and the structures of knowledge of its culture.

Platonic Architectonics: Platonic Philosophies & the Visual Arts examines philosophical structures of Plato in their structural, spatial, and architectonic implications. It examines elements of Plato's philosophical systems in relation to other philosophical systems, including those of Anaximander, Plotinus, Proclus, Nicolas Cusanus, Marsilio Ficino, Georges Bataille, Jacques Lacan, and Jacques Derrida. It also examines Plato's philosophy in relation to architectonic conceptions in the arts, including the work of Leon Battista Alberti and Piero della Francesca in the Renaissance, Paul Cezanne, and the Cubists and Deconstructivists in the twentieth century. Platonic Architectonics presents new interpretations of philosophical texts, artistic treatises, and works of art and architecture in Western culture as they are interrelated and related to Platonic and Neoplatonic philosophical structures. It demonstrates the importance of philosophy in the production of the visual arts throughout history and the importance of the relation between the work of art and the philosophical text and artistic treatise.

Focusing on key elements such as art, architecture, literature, and philosophy, this scholarly survey provides an insightful exploration of Italy's rich history and culture. It delves into significant political events and offers observations of contemporary daily life, making it an informative resource for understanding the complexities of Italian heritage and society.

Robert Grosseteste, the first chancellor of Oxford University and Bishop of Lincoln from 1235 to 1253, is the focus of this examination of his philosophical contributions, particularly in the realms of the Philosophy of Intellect and Philosophy of Vision. The work draws upon key manuscripts by Grosseteste, including On Light, On Lines, Angles and Figures, Commentary on the Posterior Analytics, and Hexaemeron. It explores the foundational influences on his thought, such as classical philosophers (Plato, Aristotle, Euclid), Greek commentators (Alexander of Aphrodisias, Themistius), Arabic philosophers (Alfarabi, Avicenna, Averroes), and the Neoplatonic tradition, including the Theology of Aristotle and the writings of Pseudo-Dionysius. This study builds on the scholarship of figures like James McEvoy and Richard William Southern, as well as broader contributions from scholars like Franz Brentano and Herbert A. Davidson. The author also integrates concepts from previous works, particularly Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Spirit and Platonic Architectonics. The relationship between Grosseteste's philosophies and earlier influences, as well as their impact on medieval thought, especially within the Franciscan and Oxford Schools, and their resonance through the Renaissance to the twentieth century, is emphasized. Additionally, the connection between these philosophies and the architecture of Lincoln Cathedral is considered.

Architecture as Cosmology examines the precedents, interpretations, and influences of the architecture of one of the great buildings in the history of architecture, Lincoln Cathedral. It analyzes the origin and development of its architectural forms, which were to a great extent unprecedented and were very influential in the development of English Gothic architecture and in conceptions of architecture to the present day. Architecture as Cosmology emphasizes the relation of the architectural forms to medieval philosophy, focusing on the writings of Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln (1235-53). The architecture is seen as a text of the philosophy, cosmology, and theology of medieval English culture. This book should be useful to anyone interested in architecture, architectural history, architectural theory, Gothic architecture, and medieval philosophy.