Arts and the Man

Irwin Edman (1896—1954) was for many years professor of Philosophy at Columbia University. In addition to Arts and the Man, his books include Philosopher's Holiday, The Mind of Paul, Philosopher's Quest, and Fountainheads of Freedom.

"If the essay can be called an art form, Arts and the Man is certainly in a healthy state, for it fuses effectively the instrumental and the beautiful. It is a useful instrument, an introduction to art and philosophy that sends the reader to art itself, and it is written with a quiet lucidity and sincere love of beauty that give it the repose and balance and some of the perspective and refreshing quality of art itself."