Book contents
- Christian Platonism
- Christian Platonism
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- I Concepts
- II History
- III Engagements
- 3.1 Christian Platonism and Natural Science
- 3.2 Christian Platonism, Nature and Environmental Crisis
- 3.3 Art and Meaning
- 3.4 Value, Dualism, and Materialism
- 3.5 Christian Love and Platonic Friendship
- 3.6 Multiplicity in Earth and Heaven
- Index
- References
3.3 - Art and Meaning
from III - Engagements
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 January 2021
Book contents
- Christian Platonism
- Christian Platonism
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- I Concepts
- II History
- III Engagements
- 3.1 Christian Platonism and Natural Science
- 3.2 Christian Platonism, Nature and Environmental Crisis
- 3.3 Art and Meaning
- 3.4 Value, Dualism, and Materialism
- 3.5 Christian Love and Platonic Friendship
- 3.6 Multiplicity in Earth and Heaven
- Index
- References
Summary
Is beauty simply subjective, or does it have an “objective” foundation and referent? Is art simply self-referential, or can it be a mediation of ontological values? Modern art and aesthetics offer contradictory replies to these questions; but the Platonic tradition of metaphysical realism offers an integration of the arts with intelligibility and value that would otherwise be lacking.
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