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Ludwig Giesz

    January 1, 1916 – January 1, 1985

    Ludwig Giesz, a professor of philosophy at Heidelberg University, stands as one of the most representative theorists of anthropological aesthetics. His work is globally recognized as a pivotal philosophical text for understanding the phenomenon of kitsch. Giesz directs his scholarly focus toward aesthetics and anthropology, employing phenomenological and existentialist methods to explore themes such as laughter, the comical, play, and ugliness. His interests also extend to cinema, music, chess, and Ibiza.

    Literarischer Kitsch. Texte zu seiner Theorie, Geschichte und Einzelinterpretation
    Philosophische Spaziergänge
    Phänomenologie des Kitsches
    Kitsch World of Bad Taste
    • Philosophische Spaziergänge

      Zwölf vorsichtige Antworten auf die Frage, wie man sich im Leben denn einzurichten hätte

      • 226 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      12 Hörfunk-Beiträge des Bultmann- und Jaspers-Schülers (1916-1985) über Philosophen und gelehrte Köpfe wie Epikur, Seneca, Lichtenberg u.a., die durchaus auch Alltagsmenschen etwas zu sagen haben

      Philosophische Spaziergänge1990
    • Kitsch World of Bad Taste

      • 313 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Gillo Dorfles' Kitsch: The World of Bad Taste is a seminal exploration of the relationship between art, artifacts and items arising from mass culture and production, which can be defined as kitsch.

      Kitsch World of Bad Taste1975