2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Imperfectionist Aesthetics: Philosophy, Art, Culture
Project/Area Number |
19K00143
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Review Section |
Basic Section 01050:Aesthetics and art studies-related
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Research Institution | Kansai University |
Principal Investigator |
Kirwan James 関西大学, 文学部, 教授 (60275295)
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Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
山口 惠里子 筑波大学, 人文社会系, 教授 (20292493)
大石 和欣 東京大学, 大学院総合文化研究科, 教授 (50348380)
Cheyne Peter 島根大学, 学術研究院人文社会科学系, 准教授 (90542382)
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Project Period (FY) |
2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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Keywords | imperfection / aesthetics / literature / art / architecture / ethics |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The project concluded in 2023 with the publication of the results in the book Imperfectionist Aesthetics in Art and Everyday Life (Routledge, 2023) edited by Peter Cheyne. This is currently being translated into Japanese to be published by Tokyo University Press.
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Free Research Field |
Aesthetics
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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
The project drew together interdisciplinary research on the aesthetics of perfection and imperfection and connected the topic with a broad range of fields: including philosophy, music, literature, urban environment, architecture, art theory, and cultural studies.
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