The Aesthetic as a Matter of Practices: Form of Life in Everydayness and Art
- Autores: Giovanni Matteucci
- Localización: Comprendre: revista catalana de filosofia, ISSN 1139-9759, Vol. 18, Nº. 2, 2016 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Monogràfic Estètica contemporània), págs. 9-28
- Idioma: catalán
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Resumen
A set of phenomena that have been marginalised for a long time are now putting totest the traditional boundaries of aesthetics. Today it’s not surprising to find books andessays concerning the «aesthetics» of food and clothing, sport and daily objects andevents. Such expansion de facto of the topics covered by aesthetics is sufficiently justifiedby the fact that the fore mentioned phenomena – although it is often difficult toassess their aesthetic significance from a philosophical point of view – have a decisiveinfluence on the current configurations of taste. This role was in the past assignedmainly to art and to its ability in shaping high cultural styles. But nowadays it seems tohave become the prerogative of daily life’s practices which include design, fashion,tourism, gastronomy, recreational and leisure activities, wellness, wellbeing etc. –inother words the crucible in which life-styles (instead of art-styles) are formed.
