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Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art ›› 2018, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (1): 177-183.

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A Study of Heidegger's "Interpretation for Van Gogh" from the Perspective of "Becoming and Manifestation" in the Sensory Structure of Artistic Works

Zhang Yunpeng   

  1. the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, China Jiliang University
  • Online:2018-01-25 Published:2018-10-19
  • About author:Zhang Yunpeng is a professor in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, China Jiliang Univensity. His main research field is phenomenological aesthetics.
  • Supported by:
    the National Social Sciences Foundation (15BZX125) 

Abstract: While Heidegger's "Interpretation for Van Gogh" is influential in academic circles, there are also some challenges, criticism and arguments. In order to deepen the understanding of Heidegger's interpretation, we need to contextualize it in the theory after the turn of his thought. To determine whether the explanation is reasonable and appropriate, we need to verify it by returning to the phenomenon of "becoming and manifestation" within the sensory structure in aesthetic experience of artistic works. If the sensory manifestation of artistic works is poetry, then the aesthetic interpretation is thought. Whether poetry and thought are identical or not should be the fundamental basis and reference to understand Heidegger's "Interpretation for Van Gogh".

Key words: being, art, artistic works, sensory manifestation