Does Happiness Write Blank Pages? On Stoicism and Artistic Creativity

Does Happiness Write Blank Pages? On Stoicism and Artistic Creativity
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Publisher : Vernon Press
Total Pages : 181
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ISBN-10 : 9781622735686
ISBN-13 : 1622735684
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Book Synopsis Does Happiness Write Blank Pages? On Stoicism and Artistic Creativity by : Piotr Stankiewicz

Download or read book Does Happiness Write Blank Pages? On Stoicism and Artistic Creativity written by Piotr Stankiewicz and published by Vernon Press. This book was released on 2019-07-18 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stoicism is coming back in a big way. Seen as a remedy for the craziness of the times we live in, it is experiencing a great surge in academic and cultural interest. Yet, can one live stoically and be a creative artist at the same time? Delving into its underlying tenets, obscure restrictions and limits of applicability, Stankiewicz critically explores Stoicism and its complex association with artistic creativity. Stoicism and artistic creativity are two great displays of the human spirit. Yet, there are multiple reasons to suspect that they are at odds with each other. Popular culture encapsulates this problem in the figure of the rational, yet emotionally remote Stoic, who achieves serenity through withdrawal, and the contrasting figure of the “cursed poet,” “tormented artist,” or simply a rock star, who lives in a whirl of creative energy, yet falls short of quietude. Is this contrast valid? Other disciplines, including psychology, have explored this problem. But it has never been done philosophically. Pioneering in its philosophical approach, this book discusses how artistic creativity and its problems of identity, expression and self-creation serve as a great testing ground for Stoicism, as well as its theoretical challenges and practical limits. Stankiewicz presents a detailed investigation into the stereotypes of Stoic life that seeks to explain the cause of Stoicism’s modern revival. This book is an essential read for anyone captivated by Stoicism’s complex allure.


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