Philosophy and Art in Southeast Asia

Philosophy and Art in Southeast Asia is an exciting introduction to philosophical aesthetics—indeed, with its emphasis on logic, to philosophy in general. Presenting scintillating aesthetics problems, and informative about Southeast Asian culture and the complications of breaking away from colonialism, it also offers fascinating examples of Southeast Asian arts. It provides a powerful introduction for courses in aesthetics, philosophy, Asian Studies, and art history. * Mara Miller, Independent Scholar in Philosophy, Art History, and Japanese Studies and Research Associate, Center for Biographical Analysis, University of Hawaii-Manoa, USA *This book guides us through the fundamental concepts of Southeast Asian art and philosophy with a strong conceptual focus accompanied by a wealth of insightful examples. Philosophy and Art in Southeast Asia provides a further and important buttress against the hegemony of western philosophy and aesthetics. * Kasiyan, M.Hum., Professor, Department of Fine Arts Education, Faculty of Languages, Arts, and Cultures, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Indonesia *This overview of Southeast Asian Art from a philosophical perspective - with ethics, aesthetics, logic, metaphysics and forgeries among its points of entry - is an original contribution to the scholarship on art in the region that is bound to make us see contemporary artists in a whole new light. * Nora Annesley Taylor, Alsdorf Professor of South and Southeast Asian Art, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA *The study of aesthetics in Southeast Asian theoretical and applied contexts will greatly benefit from this work. The aesthetics and philosophy of Southeast Asians are greatly influenced by the cultural, social, and philosophical underpinnings of Asia, which are reflected in it. * Lé Lé Wynn, Professor of Philosophy, University of Yangon, Myanmar *

Melvin Chen is Lecturer in Philosophy and Assistant Chair of Communications & Outreach in the School of Humanities at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.