Darwin and Prague Aesthetics: Towards the Acceptance of Darwinism in Central Europe
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Darwin and Prague Aesthetics: Towards the Acceptance of Darwinism in Central Europe
Original language description
This article considers the uncommon situation surrounding the acceptance of Darwinism in19th-century Bohemia, when the diffusion and interpretation of Darwin's teaching were first undertaken, above all by two professors of aesthetic at Prague - Josef Durdík and Otakar Hostinský. This article presents and compares both aesthetician's interpretations of Darwinism, mainly their stance on the theory of natural selection, the posssibilities of applying this theory to aesthetics and art, as well as their relationship to Darwin's interpretation of aesthetic phenomenon ina nature.
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
AA - Philosophy and religion
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
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Publication year
2014
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
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Name of the periodical
Estetika. The Central European Journal of Aesthetics
ISSN
0014-1291
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Volume of the periodical
L
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
20
Pages from-to
81-100
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