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18 hours ago · Imagine being a nonbinary person, who is “so unnatural in her desire to study philosophy that she might as well have a beard” (a quote from Observations on the Feeling of the Beautiful and the Sublime, 1764) and who comes from geographies and people “who never [have] risen and never will rise to the level of national character”(a quote ...
4 days ago · The sublime and beautiful have historically been distinguished based on scale, emotions involved in the response, and the objects typically associated with each. This article forwards a notion of the environmental sublime that challenges hierarchical distinctions between the beautiful and sublime and between domestic spheres and “wilderness.”
18 hours ago · 1) Empathy above all. A truly beautiful soul is marked by an overwhelming sense of empathy. It’s not just about understanding others’ feelings or stepping into their shoes. It’s about feeling those emotions as if they were your own. Empathy is an attribute that psychologists have been studying for years.
4 days ago · But it does not simply go away, with sublime aesthetic production and critical reflection on the sublime present in the likes of Baudelaire, Nietzsche, and—to Adorno’s mind—in the art of modernism generally, in its critical swerve from the canons of what had counted as beauty.The sublime flourished as a topic in theory of criticism of the poststructuralist era, in figures such as Lyotard ...
18 hours ago · A few of the more effortfully dramatized moments, such as an awkward visit Nia pays to a recently married ex, or a confrontation with the guy who got her pregnant, are tentative and slightly stilted. But these exchanges are brief and their theatricality only serves to highlight the ease of the film’s natural register, which is murmured and ...
1 day 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.
3 days ago · The Art of the Sublime. Project overview; What is the sublime? The Baroque sublime; The Romantic sublime; The Victorian sublime; The modern sublime; The contemporary sublime; Resources
