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To Find the Possibility of Aesthetic ‘Autonomy’ in the Case of Logic ‘Instrumentality’ Dominancy (in Weber, Lyotard and Foucault`s Critical Assessment of Modern Culture)
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Ali Salehi Farsani *   , Saeed Hajinaseri |
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Abstract: (8526 Views) |
| Critical approach to situation of modern
culture is on the base of obstacles that
are proposed in this approach. In this
approach, the most important obstacle to
‘autonomy’ is the logic of ‘instrumentality’
and its disenchanting sequence. On this
foundation, the question is whether we can
find a sphere that will be beyond of logic of
‘instrumentality’. In addition, are the aesthetic
sphere and art beyond of this logic and also is
this sphere able to pave the way for getting rid
of this logic?
Theoretical framework in this article, for
assessing critical approach to modern culture,
is the trajectory of critical thought that
Foucault has drawn. The trajectory that starts
by Nietzsche and lead to Frankfurt school.
Weber, Lyotard and Foucault would be
compared in this framework and on the base
of method of Lovejoy`s history of ideas, to see
if their critical approach to ‘instrumentality’
lead to preferring of the aesthetic sphere and
art (as possibility for redemption through
aesthetic ‘autonomy’).
Findings of this article shows that Foucault
(on contrary to Weber and Lyotard) thinks that
aesthetics isn`t beyond of ‘instrumentality’ and
Weber (on contrary to Lyotard and Foucault)
thinks that the avant-gard art can’t challenge
‘instrumentality’. Foucault, however, (on
contrary to Lyotard) thinks that redemption
locates in boundary of the rational. |
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| Keywords: Instrumentality, Autonomy, Aesthetics, Weber, Lyotard, Foucault |
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Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
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Received: 2015/06/10 | Accepted: 2015/06/10
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