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Ananta Charana was born on November 6, 1942 in Bhadrak, Orissa, India. Son of Jayakrushna Sukla and Pabitra Kumari Devi.
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This exceptional new collection comprises 13 new essays on the nature and definability of art. Presenting a wide offering of contemporary philosophical perspectives—including theoretical, historical, cross-cultural, and evolutionary—Art and Essence offers thorough critical discussion on the extensive contemporary philosophical literature on the subject. The work here contrasts the idea of theorizing about why we make and consume art with that of defining it; furthermore, the authors consider the possibility that art has no definable essence and discusses differences and connections between art and nature. More historical chapters focus on ancient and medieval approaches to art, while others discuss the work of philosophers such as Hume, Kant, and Nietzsche. Non-Western cultures cultivated their own, distinctive art practices and philosophies, as discussed in chapters on India and Japan, and contemporary philosophers have added their own unique perspectives. The authors are among the leading philosophers on the subjects they cover, making Art and Essence an invaluable tool for scholars of a wide variety of fields.
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Ananta Charana was born on November 6, 1942 in Bhadrak, Orissa, India. Son of Jayakrushna Sukla and Pabitra Kumari Devi.
Ananta studied at Jadavpur University in Calcutta, India. In 1965 he received a degree of the Master of Arts. In four years he was a student of the Utkal University in Orissa, India. He received a degree of the Master of Arts in Philosophy. In 1974 he studied at Jadavpur University in Calcutta, India. He became a Doctor of Philosophy. In five years Ananta was a student of the Puri University in Orissa, India. He became a Master in Literature.
Ananta worked as a Visiting professor at the Institute of Aesthetics, Uppsala University in Sweden in 1993. From 1965 to 1982 he was a Lecturer in English Bhadrak College, Utkal University in Orissa, India. In this year he became a Reader of English at Sambalpur University in Odisha, India. He held this position until 1990. Since 1990 he worked as a Professor at Sambalpur University in Orissa, India.
( This exceptional new collection comprises 13 new essays...)
Author: The Concept of Imitation in Greek and Indian Aesthetics, 1977, Estetica Indiana Contemporanea, 1995, Art and Representation, 2001, Art and Experience, 2001, (with Stephen Davis) Art and Essence, 2003. Founding editor Journal Comparative Literature and Aesthetics, since 1978. Member editorial board International Yearbook Aesthetics, Volume 1, 1996.
Ananta married to Indulata Kar Mahapatra on June 24, 1974. Children: Ambika Nrusiimha, Viraja Varaha.