What are aesthetics?

Saugata Bhaduri - Audiogyan

What are aesthetics? How would you define aesthetics, and what role do you see it playing in the study of the arts and humanities? Since it’s about beauty and taste, is it subjective or objective? Who defines aesthetics? Are there any categories to classify or frameworks to understand aesthetics? How do you approach the study […]

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Design of Peace

Rajni Bakshi - Audiogyan

What does nonviolence (Ahimsa) mean to you? Tell us a little bit about “Ahimsa Conversations”. How and where did all of it begin? Isn’t violence part of nature – “survival of the fittest”? Also one fights with oneself to perform better (an athlete for eg.) How do you see violence with this lens? How do […]

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