Abstract

OCAMPO, Yanina Benítez. The concept of catharsis in the Aesthetics of Luis Juan Guerrero. Bol. estét. [online]. 2020, n.52, pp.40-49. ISSN 2408-4417.  http://dx.doi.org/10.36446/be.2020.52.222.

Luis Juan Guerrero’s(1899-1957) treatment of the notion of catharsis in the first volume ofEstética operatoria en sus tres direcciones(1956) is much more significant for his aesthetic theory than it appears. Starting from a critique of the traditional theories of contemplation and an analysis of the subjective influence of artworks, it gives us an alternative theoretical framework for understanding this notion.

Keywords : Argentinean Aesthetics; Aesthetic Experience; Contemplation; Subjective Effects; Self-transformation.