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Uniform Title: Det sköna och dess lagar. Finnish
Title: Kaunis ja sen lait
Note: Reading ease score: 16.4 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read.
Credits: Produced by Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen
Summary: "Kaunis ja sen lait" by Viktor Rydberg is a philosophical treatise focusing on aesthetics, written in the late 19th century. This work derives from lectures given by Rydberg at the University of Gothenburg in 1881, compiling his thoughts on the nature of art, beauty, and their development through human history. The text delves into the fundamental principles underpinning beauty and aesthetics, suggesting a deep interconnection between art, culture, and human consciousness. The opening portion of the work establishes Rydberg's viewpoint that art and beauty are rooted in a complex interplay of emotional and intellectual currents within humanity. He argues that the essence of art is not random but is intrinsically linked to the development of human thought and aspiration for beauty. At the start, Rydberg emphasizes that humanity's unique capacity for idealism separates it from animals, leading to the creation of art as a conscious pursuit. He posits that as aesthetic impressions evolve through time, they reflect broader cultural and historical contexts, necessitating an understanding of aesthetic judgments in relation to individual and collective human experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Rydberg, Viktor, 1828-1895
Translator: Palola, Eino, 1885-1951
EBook No.: 58087
Published: Oct 13, 2018
Downloads: 56
Language: Finnish
Subject: Aesthetics
Subject: Art -- Philosophy
LoCC: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Aesthetics
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Uniform Title: Det sköna och dess lagar. Finnish
Title: Kaunis ja sen lait
Note: Reading ease score: 16.4 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read.
Credits: Produced by Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen
Summary: "Kaunis ja sen lait" by Viktor Rydberg is a philosophical treatise focusing on aesthetics, written in the late 19th century. This work derives from lectures given by Rydberg at the University of Gothenburg in 1881, compiling his thoughts on the nature of art, beauty, and their development through human history. The text delves into the fundamental principles underpinning beauty and aesthetics, suggesting a deep interconnection between art, culture, and human consciousness. The opening portion of the work establishes Rydberg's viewpoint that art and beauty are rooted in a complex interplay of emotional and intellectual currents within humanity. He argues that the essence of art is not random but is intrinsically linked to the development of human thought and aspiration for beauty. At the start, Rydberg emphasizes that humanity's unique capacity for idealism separates it from animals, leading to the creation of art as a conscious pursuit. He posits that as aesthetic impressions evolve through time, they reflect broader cultural and historical contexts, necessitating an understanding of aesthetic judgments in relation to individual and collective human experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Rydberg, Viktor, 1828-1895
Translator: Palola, Eino, 1885-1951
EBook No.: 58087
Published: Oct 13, 2018
Downloads: 56
Language: Finnish
Subject: Aesthetics
Subject: Art -- Philosophy
LoCC: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Aesthetics
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.