Naukkarinen O. “Modern Aesthetics: Perspectives on Time, Space and Content”

Abstract

In recent years, aesthetics has evolved into a rich and diverse discipline, including ethical, social, religious, environmental and cultural issues. As international communication increases due to more frequent congresses and electronic communication, the various traditions of aesthetics have combined with its historically interdisciplinary nature, which makes aesthetics the center of diverse and numerous interests. And raises the question of what is modern aesthetics? The answer to this question is often simply formulated, but not carefully developed, even if the current nature and scope of this discipline is far from obvious. In order to explore how one can understand both the concept and the field of modern aesthetics, the author of the article suggests considering three topics in this regard: time, space and the content of aesthetics, i.e. questions about when, where and what kind of modern aesthetics appears. According to the author, on this basis it is possible to construct a conceptual space.