It is not easy to describe the concept of beauty, countless thinkers and philosophers have tried it more or less successfully, is that an aesthetic standard?A combination of color and form?Italian psychotherapist and philosopher Piero Ferruci, with his theory of aesthetic intelligence, proposes a better understanding of what beauty is from reflection on ugliness and the effects it has on us.
Animal violence, child abuse, wars, disasters and damage to nature; It is often necessary to face destructive ugliness to understand what beauty is and to stop seeing it superficial, sentimental or ambiguous. Whatever the beauty, it seems to possess an extraordinary healing power of the soul.
- At this point.
- It is common to wonder why some people find something extremely beautiful.
- And for others.
- This very thing has no beauty.
- There are many occasions when you find beauty where someone else can’t see it.
- It’s essentially.
- Aesthetic intelligence: seeing the beautiful where others see nothing.
Aesthetic intelligence differentiates three main components that define the degree of aesthetic perception, which are essentially an aesthetic understanding, the depth of experience and the ability to integrate beauty, these three variables occur in different degrees and in different ways in each of us.
Those with a wider aesthetic range can see beauty in more situations, for example, there are people who see beauty not only in music, but also in poetry, in a film, in a landscape, in the decoration of a house or in the sound of rain on the ceiling.
They are people capable of noticing beauty in the thousand simple situations of everyday life, this way of understanding beauty is not uncommon, and it may be that this fact is because of the trivialization of beauty, in general terms, as something restricted to the physical. Appearance.
The experience of perceiving beauty also varies from person to person. Do you realize that beauty can do it? He vaguely touches someone who sees him, without moving him. Do you experience this as something for you and are not influenced in a very relevant way?
However, the same beautiful trait of something can awaken something quite intense in other people. There are times when beauty permeates our whole being; surprises us and provokes sensations that are difficult to explain because of its intensity. We can’t explain how it makes us feel. It’s an emotion of very intense pleasure.
The ability to integrate perceived beauty explains why there are touching beauties and “changing” beauties. We try to integrate beauty when it not only touches us, but also changes us, it changes the way we think.
“After living it, beauty continues to work on me, it influences how I relate to others, how I act in the world, and even in my relationship with the planet where I live. I see and feel the connections of a beauty experience. Will it happen in every area of my life?. ? Piero Ferruci?
In the concept of aesthetic intelligence there seems to be a clear differentiation: people with a more limited aesthetic understanding also have a poorer and smaller world and a less flexible personality.
There seem to be coincidences between these types of people and their ability to adapt to the environment and the new circumstances; have more trouble managing changes.
On the other hand, people with extensive aesthetic knowledge develop more curious personalities, more open to learning and embracing new ideas and projects, with a great ability to impress and love learning.
They are much more flexible with circumstances, with others and with themselves, they have more ability to communicate with others, better self-esteem and a more intense vital mind.
For many people, surrounding themselves with beauty is necessary for happiness, as Piero Ferruci says in his book Beauty to Heal the Soul, that deprivation of beauty can lead to depression, restlessness, unexplained aggression and a deep sense of futility.
“You can live without justice, without truth and without beauty. The question is, is life still worth it?Carlos Fernández Liria?