Art and Desire Seminars / 5nd Lesson Part 1

“Thinking Spinoza, Simmel, and Vertov together. - Simmel's formal sociology; city impressions. - What is the impression?; impressionists; Expressionism versus impressionism in Simmel. - Associations between Simmel and Spinoza. - Vertov's bond with Spinoza: constructivism; Definition in Spinoza: knowing how something is constructed. - The bond of Spinoza, Simmel and Vertov: to reflect life as it is, to propagate impressions on one level. - Plotinus and the theory of emanation; the idea of partici...
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