The paper examines the profound connection between aesthetics, ethics, and philosophical anthropology in Ortega y Gasset’s thought, in order to clarify the ethical value of art in human life. It shows how art can overcome the _tragedy of science_ by creating horizons of meaning capable of safeguarding the human being from the problematic and serious character of life. In this perspective, the analysis explores the concepts of _sympathy_ and _abstraction_, focusing on the _ab__solute_ _presence_ …
Read moreThe paper examines the profound connection between aesthetics, ethics, and philosophical anthropology in Ortega y Gasset’s thought, in order to clarify the ethical value of art in human life. It shows how art can overcome the _tragedy of science_ by creating horizons of meaning capable of safeguarding the human being from the problematic and serious character of life. In this perspective, the analysis explores the concepts of _sympathy_ and _abstraction_, focusing on the _ab__solute_ _presence_ of the aesthetic object, as well as on the _irrealización_ and _dehumanization_ of art.
