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STRANGER THAN STRANGE: SOME NOTES ON VLADIMÍR BORECKÝ’S THEORY OF THE “MIRROR OF THE OBSCURE”
ABSTRACT (en)
The article’s central theme is Vladimír Borecký’s “theory of the obscure,” which is viewed and interpreted from several points of view. Firstly, it is compared from the point of view of philosophical pragmatism, especially from the search for continuity overcoming the dualism of art and life. Secondly, the attention is focused on the dual character of mirroring in Borecký’s key concept. Subsequently, the network of standards, norms, and criteria that a rational critical debate about the meaning and value of the work of these extraordinary figures always presupposes is described. Finally, the author conceptualizes the nature of “strange works” in terms of one of the contemporary definitions of art, the American philosopher Alva Noë’s concept of artworks as “strange tools.”
KEYWORDS (en)
Vladimír Borecký — Alva Noë — “mašíbl” — theory of the obscure — non-artistic aesthetic — pragmatism — standard — strange tools
KLÍČOVÁ SLOVA (cs)
Vladimír Borecký — Alva Noë — mašíbl — teorie obzvláštního — mimoumělecké estetično — pragmatismus — standard — podivné nástroje
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14712/23366729.2023.1.5
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