Introductory observations on the nature of beauty in George Santayana’s philosophy
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Aesthetics; Beauty; Form; Expression; Pleasure.Abstract
The publication of the work “The Sense of Beauty” by the philosopher George Santayana marks the maturity of American aesthetics. From a naturalistic psychological approach he turns to the question of beauty to understand why, how and where beauty arises, the conditions necessary for its formation and the elements that help its flowering. Despite its importance, since the philosopher's death in 1952, his work has fallen into a semi forgotten stage. The purpose of this work is precisely to recover from the historical limbo this work so relevant to clarify how Santayana treated the problem of beauty of his youth work.
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