The Paradox of Perfection in Nikolai Berdyaev's Aesthetics

Russian Studies in Philosophy 53 (1):87-95 (2015)
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Reflecting on aesthetics of the Russian religious philosopher Nikolai Berdyaev, the author discusses one of its main principles: the tragedy of creativity. Berdyaev believes that the genuine tragedy of creativity of a real artist lies the contradiction between the artist's desire for perfection and the impossibility of realizing it. An artist cannot but strive for that which is from the very beginning—under this “earthly world's” terms of existence—unattainable.

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10.1080/10611967.2015.1044386

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