Evgeniy Kalinin
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3 days ago · The entire process was a meditative practice, reflecting a deep appreciation for the transient beauty of the world, a concept central to Japanese aesthetics known as ‘mono no aware’. The Ukiyo-e prints that depict these practices serve as a timeless reminder of the elaborate and nuanced tradition of beauty in ancient Japan, capturing the transient world of fashion and elegance with a grace that continues to fascinate the world to this day.
1 day ago · Over the past 150 years, Thomists have been divided over whether or not St. Thomas Aquinas himself held to the transcendentality of beauty. Francis J. Kovach divides the Thomists into three groups: (1) the transcendentalists, (2) the anti-transcendentalists, and (3) the undecided. Some contemporary Thomist philosophers in the transcendentalist camp, such as Étienne Gilson, see beauty as the forgotten transcendental. We will briefly trace the historical context of the debate by mentioning ...
3 days ago · The paradox of beauty. October 1, 2024. In 2016, women’s selfies continued to proliferate on platforms such as Facebook and Instagram but remained largely unstudied by sociologists. Media commentary on these images was generally negative, framed in terms of narcissism and the hypersexualization of young women.
2 days ago · The intersection of beauty standards and cultural influences highlights the need for a nuanced and culturally inclusive approach to the concept of beauty. Embracing diversity and celebrating different cultural expressions of beauty can contribute to a more positive and accepting societal narrative.
Sep 23, 2024 · Aesthetics, the philosophical study of beauty and taste. It is closely related to the philosophy of art, which treats the nature of art and the concepts in terms of which works of art are interpreted and evaluated.
Sep 23, 2024 · Aquinas defines beauty in Aristotelian terms as that which pleases solely in the contemplation of it and recognizes three prerequisites of beauty: perfection, appropriate proportion, and clarity. Aquinas’ position typifies the approach to aesthetics adopted by the Scholastics.
Sep 23, 2024 · Aesthetics - Perception, Beauty, Art: Such considerations point toward the aforementioned approach that begins with the aesthetic experience as the most likely to capture the full range of aesthetic phenomena without begging the important philosophical questions about their nature.
