Social, philosophical and aesthetic approaches to the study of the phenomenon of loneliness

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Vol. 29 Iss. 1 pp. 143–150 | St. Petersburg State Institute of Psychology and Social Work | ISSN: 1993-8101
2018 • Issue 1 • Volume 29Research in humanities science

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The article presents a complex social, philosophical and aesthetic analysis of the phenomenon of loneliness, which is considered not only as a negative experience of social deprivation but also as a positive condition for the development of the individual. Various forms of subjective experience of loneliness from philosophical and aesthetic positions are analyzed. As a result, it is noted that the phenomenon of loneliness is ambivalent, i.e. while simultaneously possessing negative and positive qualities the loneliness is a necessary component of the spiritual world of human being.

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The article presents a complex social, philosophical and aesthetic analysis of the phenomenon of loneliness, which is considered not only as a negative experience of social deprivation but also as a positive condition for the development of the individual. Various forms of subjective experience of loneliness from philosophical and aesthetic positions are analyzed. As a result, it is noted that the phenomenon of loneliness is ambivalent, i.e. while simultaneously possessing negative and positive qualities the loneliness is a necessary component of the spiritual world of human being.

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