Manuscript Number : GISRRJ192623

A Precious and Significant Individual Life

Authors(1) :-Dr. Ajit Kumar Barnwal

Interchangeably the different determinants of the value and meaning of an artwork are basically the same as for an individual life. In both the value and meaning are ultimately determined by the parts, in their distinctiveness and in their composition, as well as, respectively, the subjective contribution of the person whose life it is and whosoever observes the artwork. However, a person and his life are inextricably correlated in a way an observer and an artwork are not. We should learn watchfulness from the fact that to tinker with the parts and configuration of an artwork will likely wipe out its value and meaning and apply that to the lives of individuals, and fully respect the distinctiveness and the subjectivity of evaluation involved. We should shun all but the idea of universal prescriptions for the good-life for individuals, just as we would do so in the case of a good artwork.

Authors and Affiliations

Dr. Ajit Kumar Barnwal
Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Sindri College, Sindri, India

Precious, Significant, Individual, Life.

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 2 | Issue 5 | September-October 2019
Date of Publication : 2019-09-30
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 111-114
Manuscript Number : GISRRJ192623
Publisher : Technoscience Academy

ISSN : 2582-0095

Cite This Article :

Dr. Ajit Kumar Barnwal, "A Precious and Significant Individual Life", Gyanshauryam, International Scientific Refereed Research Journal (GISRRJ), ISSN : 2582-0095, Volume 2, Issue 5, pp.111-114, September-October.2019
URL : https://gisrrj.com/GISRRJ192623

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