Nouvelle revue d’esthétique 2016/2 No 18
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The cosmopolitanism of ugliness

Pages 173 to 182

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  • SARAFIDIS, Karl,
2016. The cosmopolitanism of ugliness. Nouvelle revue d’esthétique, 2016/2 No 18, p.173-182. DOI : 10.3917/nre.018.0173. URL : https://shs.cairn.info/journal-nouvelle-revue-d-esthetique-2016-2-page-173?lang=en.
  • Sarafidis, Karl.
« The cosmopolitanism of ugliness ». Nouvelle revue d’esthétique, 2016/2 No 18, 2016. p.173-182. CAIRN.INFO, shs.cairn.info/journal-nouvelle-revue-d-esthetique-2016-2-page-173?lang=en.
  • Sarafidis, K.
(2016). The Cosmopolitanism of Ugliness. Nouvelle revue d’esthétique, No 18(2), 173-182. https://doi.org/10.3917/nre.018.0173.

https://doi.org/10.3917/nre.018.0173

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Cite this article

  • Sarafidis, K.
(2016). The Cosmopolitanism of Ugliness. Nouvelle revue d’esthétique, No 18(2), 173-182. https://doi.org/10.3917/nre.018.0173.
  • Sarafidis, Karl.
« The cosmopolitanism of ugliness ». Nouvelle revue d’esthétique, 2016/2 No 18, 2016. p.173-182. CAIRN.INFO, shs.cairn.info/journal-nouvelle-revue-d-esthetique-2016-2-page-173?lang=en.
  • SARAFIDIS, Karl,
2016. The cosmopolitanism of ugliness. Nouvelle revue d’esthétique, 2016/2 No 18, p.173-182. DOI : 10.3917/nre.018.0173. URL : https://shs.cairn.info/journal-nouvelle-revue-d-esthetique-2016-2-page-173?lang=en.

https://doi.org/10.3917/nre.018.0173

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While the whole philosophical tradition questions the ideal of beauty from the concept of purity, Heraclitus gives us an impure and upset beauty to think about, which is a characteristic of a world made up of disorderly mixtures. In their quest for pure beauty, thinkers ignore this cosmological dimension. Yet this gesture has heavy political consequences as it contributes to the condemnation of human ugliness and diversity, and thereby to world closure.

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https://doi.org/10.3917/nre.018.0173