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Shapinskaya, E. N.
Aesthetician in Labyrinths of Post-Culture. Thoughts on V. Samokhvalova’s Book ‘Ugliness’
// Philosophy and Culture.
2013. № 3.
P. 403-408.
URL: https://en.nbpublish.com/library_read_article.php?id=62432
Shapinskaya, E. N. Aesthetician in Labyrinths of Post-Culture. Thoughts on V. Samokhvalova’s Book ‘Ugliness’
Abstract:
The article is devoted to the analysis of V. I. Samokhvalova’s book ‘Ugliness’ that reveals not only the problems
of actualization of the esthetical category in post-modern cultural environment but also different phenomena
of post-culture in which ugliness become a cultural dominant. Special attention is paid at the author’s views on mass
culture and numerous cultural practices which, based on the author, show the loss of axiological values and ideals.
The book will be interest for a wide audience and remind the readers about the eternal problems of the Good and Evil,
Beauty and Ugliness.
Keywords:
cultural studies, ugliness, post-culture, esthetics, beauty, mass cult, category, technology, Post-Modernism, beautiful.
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References
1. 1. Samokhvalova V.I. Bezobraznoe. M., 2012.
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