Abstract
When we restore some cultural object because history or the weather left its marks on it, or because it was wrecked by some vandal, the major reason for the restoration is the value we attribute to the thing. Paradoxically, restoration is an objective process, but its aim is the preservation of the thing’s subjective appreciation. What does this paradox consist in?
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | i-vii |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Aesthetic Investigations |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Keywords
- authenticity
- subjective
- aesthetic value
- restoration