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22:42 Feb 14, 2010 |
German to English translations [PRO] Science - Philosophy / künstlerische Forschung bzw. Kunst als Forschung | |||||||
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3 +1 | posit |
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2 | premise |
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premise Explanation: I would call it. A premise is something grounded in logical necessity without being conclusive. |
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posit Explanation: [to posit = to place = setzen = Setzung] I’m reminded of Walter Benjamin’s theory of aesthetics in which he makes a distinction between reflection and positing (cf. ‘Concept of Criticism in German Romanticism’). For Benjamin, art represents the possibility of infinite reflection, but then his primary concern is with the impact of the work of art upon its observer/critic. Steinweg’s art as science seems to look at art from the point of view of the artist, who, by positing, imposes a limit on the infinite through representation [form]. Any production of knowledge has to start with a hypothesis. Benjamin of course wanted art to subvert the very idea of logos, whereas Steinweg sounds like he wants to utilise art's potential to create knowledge. posit. put forward as fact or as a basis for argument – origin - Latin ‘place’ (Concise OED). -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 hrs (2010-02-15 07:47:24 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- 'Setzung' is a noun, my heading should therefore say 'positing', e.g. 'art as positing'. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 days21 hrs (2010-02-17 19:49:32 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Ein großes Lob für mich! Danke, Sebastian. :-) |
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