Remarks upon the Aesthetics of the Night Sky

This essay begins with some observations on the main features and availability of the aesthetic experience of the night sky to us. In the second part, the aesthetics of the starry sky is interpreted in terms of time experience, complementing the usual approach in terms of immense space. These remark...

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Main Author: Endre Szécsényi
Format: Article
Language:ces
Published: University of Presov, Faculty of Arts 2021-06-01
Series:ESPES
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Online Access:https://espes.ff.unipo.sk/index.php/ESPES/article/view/206
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spelling doaj-df4b44cc1abc4e3d99705db44c8520422021-07-03T10:34:11ZcesUniversity of Presov, Faculty of ArtsESPES1339-11192021-06-011015163182Remarks upon the Aesthetics of the Night SkyEndre Szécsényi0Department of Aesthetics ELTE – Eötvös Loránd UniversityThis essay begins with some observations on the main features and availability of the aesthetic experience of the night sky to us. In the second part, the aesthetics of the starry sky is interpreted in terms of time experience, complementing the usual approach in terms of immense space. These remarks on this broad and abundant subject can partly be linked to the intellectual historical interpretation of the birth of modern aesthetics, and partly to the vital discourse of environmental aesthetics, which proves that these two approaches can work together and bring to the fore the aesthetic relevance and fruitfulness of this subject.https://espes.ff.unipo.sk/index.php/ESPES/article/view/206environmental aestheticsaesthetics of naturesublimitynight skytime experience
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sublimity
night sky
time experience
author_facet Endre Szécsényi
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title Remarks upon the Aesthetics of the Night Sky
title_short Remarks upon the Aesthetics of the Night Sky
title_full Remarks upon the Aesthetics of the Night Sky
title_fullStr Remarks upon the Aesthetics of the Night Sky
title_full_unstemmed Remarks upon the Aesthetics of the Night Sky
title_sort remarks upon the aesthetics of the night sky
publisher University of Presov, Faculty of Arts
series ESPES
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publishDate 2021-06-01
description This essay begins with some observations on the main features and availability of the aesthetic experience of the night sky to us. In the second part, the aesthetics of the starry sky is interpreted in terms of time experience, complementing the usual approach in terms of immense space. These remarks on this broad and abundant subject can partly be linked to the intellectual historical interpretation of the birth of modern aesthetics, and partly to the vital discourse of environmental aesthetics, which proves that these two approaches can work together and bring to the fore the aesthetic relevance and fruitfulness of this subject.
topic environmental aesthetics
aesthetics of nature
sublimity
night sky
time experience
url https://espes.ff.unipo.sk/index.php/ESPES/article/view/206
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