Aesthetic Communication in Infancy: A Layered Aesthetic Self
The article discusses communicative exchanges between infants and adults with a view to their performative aesthetic dimensions and implications for self and self–other relationships. It argues that infants are deictic and relational selves, who both respond and initiate aesthetic and performative e...
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| description | The article discusses communicative exchanges between infants and adults with a view to their performative aesthetic dimensions and implications for self and self–other relationships. It argues that infants are deictic and relational selves, who both respond and initiate aesthetic and performative exchanges with other persons. By recognising that aesthetic communication is operative on two levels, one more basic if also predominantly tacit (sharing), the other explicit and active (exchange), we can better understand the significance of aesthetic communication for selfhood and intersubjectivity in infancy, but also beyond. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7ee29ef0358d46f2a5523336732ec5692025-08-20T03:13:58ZengMDPI AGPhilosophies2409-92872025-03-011023210.3390/philosophies10020032Aesthetic Communication in Infancy: A Layered Aesthetic SelfPauline von Bonsdorff0Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, 40014 Jyväskylä, FinlandThe article discusses communicative exchanges between infants and adults with a view to their performative aesthetic dimensions and implications for self and self–other relationships. It argues that infants are deictic and relational selves, who both respond and initiate aesthetic and performative exchanges with other persons. By recognising that aesthetic communication is operative on two levels, one more basic if also predominantly tacit (sharing), the other explicit and active (exchange), we can better understand the significance of aesthetic communication for selfhood and intersubjectivity in infancy, but also beyond.https://www.mdpi.com/2409-9287/10/2/32aesthetic communicationperformative aestheticsinfancyselfintersubjectivitytacit aesthetics |
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| title | Aesthetic Communication in Infancy: A Layered Aesthetic Self |
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| title_short | Aesthetic Communication in Infancy: A Layered Aesthetic Self |
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| topic | aesthetic communication performative aesthetics infancy self intersubjectivity tacit aesthetics |
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