Organizational Theory and Aesthetic Philosophies

<p>Diverse philosophies constitute the theoretical ground of the study of the aesthetic side of organization. In fact, there is not a single unique philosophy behind the organizational research of the aesthetic dimension of organizational life. <i>Organizational Theory and Aesthetic Philosophies</i> will illustrate and discuss this complex phenomenon, and it will be dedicated to highlight the philosophical basis of the study of aesthetics, art and design in organization. </p><p></p><p>The book distinguishes three principal "philosophical sensibilities" amongst these philosophies: aesthetic, hermeneutic and performative philosophical sensibility. Each of them is described and critically assessed through the work of philosophers, art theorists, sociologists and social scientists who represent its main protagonists. In this way, the reader will be conducted through the variety of philosophies that constitute a reference for aesthetics and design in organization. </p><p></p><p>The architecture of the book is articulated in two parts in order to provide student and scholars in philosophical aesthetics, in art, in design and in organization studies with an informative and agile instrument for academic research and study.</p> <p><strong>PART I: Philosophy and Organizational Aesthetics</strong></p><p></p><ol> <br><br><p></p> <li>Relevance of Philosophical Aesthetics in Organization Studies</li> <br><br> <br><br> <br><br><p>Polysemy, Mystery, Intensity</p> <br><br><p>Tacit Dimension of Knowing and Aesthetics</p> <br><br><p>The sublime and the Categories of Aesthetics</p> <br><br><p>Philosophy and the Aesthetic Study of Organization</p> <br><br> <br><br><p>Interlude I: <i>Poetry as manifesto N.2</i></p> <br><br> <br><br><p></p> <li>Organizational Lens, Art Photography and Creation Process</li> <br><br> <br><br> <br><br><p>Let’s Give a Chance to the Walls</p> <br><br><p>No Detail is Insignificant in Art Photography</p> <br><br><p>Perception and the Materiality of the Image’s Virtual Body</p> <br><br> <br><br><p>Interlude II: <i>Designing the bottle to own its water</i></p> <br><br> <br><br><p></p> <li>Art, Everyday Aesthetics and Organizational Theory</li> <br><br> <br><br> <br><br><p>Photography as a Metaphor of Organizational Aesthetics</p> <br><br><p>Philosophy of Art, that’s the Problem</p> <br><br><p>Art and Aesthetics in Eastern and Western Recent Philosophy</p> <br><br> <br><br><p>Interlude III: <i>Homage to Gaspare Traversi</i></p> <br><br> <b></b><p>PART II: Three Philosophical Sensibilities</p> <br><br> <br><br><p></p> <li>Aesthetic Philosophy and the Aesthetic Approach</li> <br><br> <br><br> <br><br><p>Fundamental Characteristics of the Aesthetic Approach</p> <br><br><p>Phenomenological and Post-Humanistic Awareness</p> <br><br> <br><br><p>Interlude IV: <i>Riviera Mediterranea</i></p> <br><br> <br><br><p></p> <li>Practice and the Italian Aesthetic Philosophies</li> <br><br> <br><br> <br><br><p>Formativeness and the Aesthetic Approach</p> <br><br><p>Practice as a Trait of Italian Philosophical Aesthetics</p> <br><br> <br><br><p>Interlude V: <i>La dame, la licorne et le miroir</i></p> <br><br> <br><br><p></p> <li>Aesthetic, Hermeneutic and Performative Sensibility</li> <br><br> </ol><p></p><p>Aesthetic Sensibility</p><p></p><p>Hermeneutic and Performative Sensibilities</p><p></p><p>Giving Form: Philosophical Sensibilities and Organizational Theory</p><p></p><p>Interlude VI: <i>Homage to Niki de Saint Phalle</i></p><p></p><p>Epilogue: Playing with Philosophical Aesthetics to Understand Organization</p>