Publication details
Darwin and Prague Aesthetics: Towards the Acceptance of Darwinism in Central Europe
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| Year of publication | 2014 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Estetika. The Central European Journal of Aesthetics |
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| Field | Philosophy and religion |
| Keywords | historie biologie;Hostinský;Durdík;estetika;darwinismus |
| 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. |