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Arne Næss e il Sé ecologico. Percezioni estetiche e dislocazione anti-antropocentrica dell'umano nella rete della vita

Valeria Maggiore

Published in June, 2025

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Arne Næss e il Sé ecologico. Percezioni estetiche e dislocazione anti-antropocentrica dell’umano nella rete della vita

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Abstract

Aesthetics, as the science of sensitive knowledge, can play an essential role in promoting the reintegration of humans into nature and the re-appropriation of our felt naturalness. On this path, the concept of “ecological Self”, proposed by the Norwegian philosopher Arne Næss, reinterpreted in the light of an aesthetic perspective, is crucial in considering a discontinuity from the anthropocentric worldview, promoting a more respectful environmental approach. It interprets the Gestalt psychology principle («the whole is more than the sum of the parts») metaphysically and implies a radical rethinking of the relationship between human beings and nature from a relational and bio-egalitarian perspective.

Keywords

Arne Næss, Deep Ecology, Ecological Self, Aesthetic perception,

Anti-anthropocentrism.

DOI

10.53129/gcsi_01-2025-07

Critical Journal of History of Ideas
International Philosophy Journal

Editor-in-chief
Andrea Tagliapietra and Sebastiano Ghisu

Editor
Giovanni Campus

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Authorized by Tribunale di Sassari n.455 del 14/7/2008 - ISSN 2035-732X - ISSN (Paper edition) 2035-732X

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