The Psychologizing of Modernity

In The Psychologizing Of Modernity Mark Jarzombek Examines The Impact Of Psychology On Twentieth-Century Aesthetics. Analyzing The Interface Among Psychology Art History And Avant-Gardist Practices He Also Reflects On The Longevity Of The Myth Of Aesthetic Individuality As It Infiltrated Not Only Avant-Garde Art But Also History Writing. The Principle Focus Of This Study Is Pre-World War Ii Germany Where Theories Of Empathy And Entartung Emerged; And Postwar America Where Artists Critics And Historians Gradually Shifted From Their Reliance On Psychology To Philosophy And Most Recently To Theory.