Darwin and Prague Aesthetics: Towards the Acceptance of Darwinism in Central Europe

STIBRAL, Karel. Darwin and Prague Aesthetics: Towards the Acceptance of Darwinism in Central Europe. Estetika. The Central European Journal of Aesthetics. Praha, 2014, roč. 50, č. 1, s. 81-100. ISSN 0014-1291.

Základní údaje

Originální název

Darwin and Prague Aesthetics: Towards the Acceptance of Darwinism in Central Europe

Název česky

Darwin a pražská estetika: k přijetí darwinismu ve Střední Evropě

Autoři

STIBRAL, Karel

Vydání

Estetika. The Central European Journal of Aesthetics, Praha, 2014, 0014-1291

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Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

60300 6.3 Philosophy, Ethics and Religion

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Organizační jednotka

Fakulta sociálních studií

UT WoS

000325976900005

Klíčová slova česky

history of biology; Hostinský; Durdík; aesthetics; darwinism

Klíčová slova anglicky

historie biologie;Hostinský;Durdík;estetika;darwinismus

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

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Anotace

V originále

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.

Česky

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.