Il sorriso, espressione virtuale e virtuosa
The Smile: a virtual and virtuous Expression In the theory of Helmuth Plessner, an eminent contemporary philosopher of anthropology, smile is a miming expression independent from laugh. Laugh represents an interruption of a special situation: it is a manifestation of disorder and confusion. Smile i...
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| Language: | English |
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2017-12-01
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| Summary: | The Smile: a virtual and virtuous Expression
In the theory of Helmuth Plessner, an eminent contemporary philosopher of anthropology, smile is a miming expression independent from laugh. Laugh represents an interruption of a special situation: it is a manifestation of disorder and confusion. Smile is on the contrary a controlled mediation of man in regards to the world. The nature of smile is usually refined and mitigating; it can reveal, to a careful look, a lot of sensation and psychical conditions. Ultimately, smile is the must virtual and virtuous expression of human eccentricity. |
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| ISSN: | 2036-2927 |