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"This is an unusual book on improvisation: a genuinely philosophical contribution to the literature.... It's impossible to summarize the book's many ingenious arguments in the space of a short review - this is a rich and intriguing discussion." (Wire) "This aptly titled work considers not the how-to of improvisation but rather the motivations and meaning behind spontaneous creation.... A work for anyone who teaches or wishes to reflect on the creative process." (Choice)"
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Improvisation is usually either lionized as an ecstatic experience of being in the moment or disparaged as the thoughtless recycling of cliches. Eschewing both of these orthodoxies, "The Philosophy of Improvisation" ranges across the arts - from music to theater, dance to comedy - and considers the improvised dimension of philosophy itself in order to elaborate an innovative concept of improvisation. Gary Peters turns to many of the major thinkers within continental philosophy - including Heidegger, Nietzsche, Adorno, Kant, Benjamin, and Deleuze - offering readings of their reflections on improvisation and exploring improvisational elements within their thinking. Peters' wry, humorous style offers an antidote to the frequently overheated celebration of freedom and community that characterizes most writing on the subject. Expanding the field of what counts as improvisation, "The Philosophy of Improvisation" will be welcomed by anyone striving to comprehend the creative process.
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The Philosophy of Improvisation
7 Mar 2010
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"The Philosophy of Improvisation" articulately explores the nature of improvisation through a detailed, meticulous, and contemporary observation by Gary Peters who draws on modernist perspectives from Heidegger, Hegel, and other fastidious accounts from various philosophers to formulate an original ensemble of food for thought. This arduous work offers the reader a strenuous and rather puzzling experience working to dissect the analogies, metaphors, and parallels only to arrive at a humble and complacent sense of accomplishment and attainment, realizing that the struggle endured during the reading is the very nature and essence of improvisation in which Gary Peters culminates his position. He wittingly has the reader "working" at finding meaning within his carefully structured piece, only to find that the very meaning and essence of improvisation is the working embedded within - the experience that one has endured in reading this piece is the necessary component Peters purposefully has us cope with to arrive at a state of humbled satisfaction. A bit dry at times with a heavy emphasis on certain philosophical ideas (do your research!), I think this book is definitely something to get the clocks ticking upstairs and get that electricity working if you're concerned with improvisation. I read this book in 2 weeks for a course entitled Philosophy and Creativity, and I'm looking forward to delving deeper into it a second time to see what I've missed the first time.
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Forces you to open up your creativity
12 Jan 2012
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I did not like this book at first glance. It seemed that it was a bit difficult and wordy. I have changed my tune dramatically because as I read along I found that the author has successfully guided my thoughts into thinking more creatively.
Improvisation is all about creativity and this book gets the mind going in the right direction. By the end of the book your mind is ready to explode...in a good way.
Improvisation is all about creativity and this book gets the mind going in the right direction. By the end of the book your mind is ready to explode...in a good way.
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