Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Ph.D. Candidate in Philosophy of Religious Art, University of Religions and Denomination Art, Qom, Iran.
2 Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy of Art, Institute of Higher Education of Islamic Art and Thought
3 PhD in Philosophy of Art.
Abstract
This research explores the role of art in attaining "Existenz" from Jaspers’ perspective. The central question concerns how art may assist human beings in realizing this dimension of existence. The significance of the study lies in its attempt to articulate the value of art beyond aesthetic pleasure, interpreting it instead as a way of confronting truth and establishing a connection with the Transcendent. By emphasizing the metaphysical function of art in shaping existential consciousness, the research aims to bridge the conceptual gap between aesthetic and epistemological approaches to the value of art. Employing a descriptive- analytical method, the present study investigates the value-cognitive dimension of art through an analysis of Jaspers’s key concept such as Existenz, symbol, boundary situation, and Tragic Insight, with particular attention to the genre of tragedy. The finding indicate that, in Jaspers’s view, art serves as a fundamental medium for disclosing the concealed layers of reality and awakening existential awareness, thereby fostering philosophical self-understanding and the experience of the transcendent.
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