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Introduction

Author(s): Iwona Lorenc
Subject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: aesthetic experience; modernity; art; culture
Summary/Abstract: The authors propose an interpretation of the aesthetic experience – presented in categories of dispersion and integration – as representative of the more generally understood experience of modernity. They show how one of the fundamental concepts of aesthetics can be used as a key to understanding the transformations of modern and contemporary culture. The authors deal with issues of the genealogy, status and character of the modern experience, they portray numerous aspects of the aesthetic experience, with a focus on highlighting the tension between integration and dispersion. They also present the artistic elements of the aesthetic experience, oscillating between the two categories.

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