LEADER 03313nam 22006015 450 001 9910483375303321 005 20230810172257.0 010 $a3-030-65343-9 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-65343-9 035 $a(CKB)4900000000509017 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6467017 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-65343-9 035 $a(EXLCZ)994900000000509017 100 $a20210131d2021 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Philosophy of Lines $eFrom Art Nouveau to Cyberspace /$fby Thorsten Botz-Bornstein 205 $a1st ed. 2021. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2021. 215 $a1 online resource (259 pages) $cillustrations 311 $a3-030-65342-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. Introduction -- Part I What is a Line? -- 2. Strings, Traces, and Structures -- 3. Lines in Modern Societies -- Part II Lines: An Aesthetics of Disappearance -- 4. Differential Lines -- 5. Dynamic Lines -- 6. Drawing as Thinking -- 7. Non-Euclidean Geometry -- 8. ?The Movement That the Eye Cannot See:? Flexuous Line -- Part III Living Lines of the East -- 9. Calligraphic Lines -- 10. Organic Lines of the East -- 11. Dream Lines -- 12. Two Kinds of Virtual Realities -- 13. Conclusion. 330 $aThis book offers a philosophical exploration of lines in art and culture, and traces their history from Antiquity onwards. Lines can be physical phenomena, cognitive responses to observed processes, or both at the same time. Based on this assumption, the book describes the ?philosophy of lines? in art, architecture, and science. The book compares Western and Eastern traditions. It examines lines in the works of Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky, and Henri Michaux, as well as in Chinese and Japanese art and calligraphy. Lines are not merely a matter of aesthetics but also reflect the psychological states of entire cultures. In the nineteenth century, non-Euclidean geometry sparked the phenomenon of the ?self-negating line,? which influenced modern art; it also prepared the ground for virtual reality. Straight lines, distorted lines, blurred lines, hot and cold lines, dynamic lines, lines of force, virtual lines, and on and on, lines narrate the development of human civilization. Thorsten Botz-Bornstein is Associate Professor of philosophy at Gulf University for Science and Technology in Kuwait. 606 $aArt$xPhilosophy 606 $aEthnology$xAsia 606 $aCulture 606 $aAnthropology 606 $aPhilosophy of Art 606 $aAsian Culture 606 $aAnthropology 606 $aTheory of Arts 615 0$aArt$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aEthnology$xAsia. 615 0$aCulture. 615 0$aAnthropology. 615 14$aPhilosophy of Art. 615 24$aAsian Culture. 615 24$aAnthropology. 615 24$aTheory of Arts. 676 $a701.17 676 $a701.17 700 $aBotz-Bornstein$b Thorsten$0901351 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910483375303321 996 $aThe philosophy of lines$92571492 997 $aUNINA