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Aesthetics in Grief and Mourning: Philosophical Reflections on Coping with Loss

By Kathleen Marie Higgins

Book information

Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Year
2024
ISBN
0226831043, 9780226831046
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1598928 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
256\257
Time added
2024-01-20 19:28:22

Description

A philosophical exploration of aesthetic experience during bereavement. In Aesthetics of Grief and Mourning, philosopher Kathleen Marie Higgins reflects on the ways that aesthetics aids people experiencing loss. Some practices related to bereavement, such as funerals, are scripted, but many others are recursive, improvisational, mundane—telling stories, listening to music, and reflecting on art or literature. Higgins shows how these grounding, aesthetic practices can ease the disorienting effects of loss, shedding new light on the importance of aesthetics for personal and communal flourishing.

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