THE VALUE OF BEAUTY IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF ECO-SYSTEMIC THINKING
THE VALUE OF BEAUTY IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF ECO-SYSTEMIC THINKING
Author(s): Krystyna Najder-StefaniakSubject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: beauty; ecosystem thinking; beauty evolutionary; creativity; life.
Summary/Abstract: The article refers to the fact that the eco-systemic paradigm of thinking gives new possibilities to understand and evaluate beauty. The paper analyzes the understanding of beauty proposed by a founder of eco-philosophy, Henryk Skolimowski. Moreover, it refers to the conceptions of the relationship between beauty and creative human activity in the writings of Plotinus, Henri Bergson, and Edward Abramowski. Inspired by their reflections on beauty, the paper presents author’s own justification of the value of beauty obeyed the paradigm of eco-systemic thinking.
Journal: Dialogue and Universalism
- Issue Year: 2013
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 141-149
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English
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