The ugliness of Moses Mendelssohn : aesthetics, religion and morality in the eighteenth century /

The ugliness of Moses Mendelssohn : aesthetics, religion and morality in the eighteenth century /

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Author / Creator:	Hochman, Leah, author.
Imprint:	London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014.
Description:	xvii, 191 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Routledge Jewish studies series Routledge Jewish studies series.
Subject:	Mendelsohn, Moses, -- 1782-1861 -- Portraits. Mendelsohn, Moses, -- 1782-1861. Ugliness -- History -- 18th century. Aesthetics, European -- 18th century. Aesthetics -- Religious aspects. Arts and religion. Aesthetics, European. Aesthetics -- Religious aspects. Arts and religion. Ugliness. Portraits. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10115983

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ISBN:	9781138781771 (hardback) 1138781770 (hardback) 9781315769615 (e-book) 1315769611
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"The Ugliness of Moses Mendelssohn examines the idea of ugliness through four angles: philosophical aesthetics, early anthropology, physiognomy and portraiture in the eighteenth-century. Highlighting a theory that describes the benefit of encountering ugly objects in art and nature, eighteenth-century German Jewish philosopher Moses Mendelssohn tries to recast ugliness as a positive force for education and social progress. According to this theory, ugly objects cause us to think more and thus exercise our mental abilities. Known as ugly himself, he was nevertheless portrayed in portraits and in physiognomy as an image of wisdom, gentility, and tolerance. That seeming contradiction--an ugly object (Mendelssohn) made beautiful--illustrates the possibility of his theory that ugliness itself is a positive, even redeeming characteristic of great opportunity. Presenting a novel approach to eighteenth century aesthetics, this book will be of interest to students and scholars in the fields of Jewish Studies, Philosophy and History"--

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