Core Aspects of Dance
Schiller and Dewey on Grace
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11210818 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joshua M Hall (0000-0002-5587-3402) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 74-98 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Dance Chronicle (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0147-2526 • E-ISSN: 1532-4257 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01472526.2017.1274217 |
| OpenAlex | W2591616854 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Part of a larger project of constructing a new, historically informed philosophy of dance, built on four phenomenological constructs that I call “Moves,” this essay concerns the third Move, “grace.” The etymology of the word “grace” reveals the entwined meanings of pleasing quality and authoritative power, which may be combined as “beautiful force.” I examine the treatments of grace in German philosopher Friedrich Schiller, who understands it as playful, naïve transformation of matter; and in American philosopher John Dewey, for whom it represents rhythmic organism/environment reversal. I conclude by showing how “grace” can be used in analyzing various types of dance, which in turn suggests transformational potential for philosophy, dance, and society as a whole
Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Dance · Epistemology · Etymology · German · Linguistics · Literature · Power (physics) · Transformational leadership · Diversity and Impact of Dance · Philosophy · Philosophy, Science, and History · Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |