A kritika metaforája és a metafora kritikája. Jean-Jacques Rousseau művészetfelfogása és kultúrkritikája
The Metaphor of Critique and the Critique of Metaphor. Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s Conception of Art and Cultural Criticism

Summary/Abstract: What does the art critic claim? Plato, in The Republic, refers to the obscure and imprecise resemblance of works, while Rousseau appeals to immorality. What does the critic do? He tries to avoid the object of criticism, but perhaps does not entirely succeed. In my study, I attempt to interpret Rousseau’s understanding of art and culture through metaphors, aiming to capture the author within these very figurative expressions. I analyze the critique to which Voltaire himself responded with an image: „Never has anyone written so cleverly about our own ignorance. Reading his book makes one want to walk on all fours.”

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