The genesis of organisational aesthetics

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dc.contributor.authorBathurst, Ralph
dc.date.accessioned2008-05-01T03:35:03Z
dc.date.available2008-05-01T03:35:03Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractOrganisational aesthetics is a burgeoning field with a growing community of scholars engaged in arts-based approaches to research. Recent developments in this field have their origins in the works of early Enlightenment writers such as Vico, Baumgarten and Kant. This paper examines the contributions of these three philosophers and in particular focuses on Vico’s awareness of history and myth; Baumgarten’s notion of sensation and its relationship to rationality; and Kant’s investigations into form and content. By drawing on these ideas, the contemporary aesthetic researcher is informed by qualities such as an alert imagination, comfort with the chaotic, backward thinking, and attention to inner sensations and perceptions, which all work together to provide a coherent view of the organisation as a gestalt.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBathurst, R. (2006). The genesis of organisational aesthetics. (Department of Management and International Business Research Working Paper Series 2006, no. 3). Auckland, NZ: Massey University. Department of Management and International Business.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1177-2611
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/629
dc.publisherMassey University. Department of Management and International Businessen_US
dc.relation.isformatofhttp://masseyintl.zes.zeald.com/site/masseyintl/files/Working%20Parers/working%20paper%203%20-%20ralph.pdfen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesDepartment of Management and International Business Research Working Paper Seriesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries2006, no. 3en_US
dc.subjectEnlightenmenten_US
dc.subjectContent and Formen_US
dc.subjectImaginationen_US
dc.subjectMetaphysicsen_US
dc.subjectMythologyen_US
dc.subjectSensation (Philosophy)en_US
dc.subject.otherFields of Research::410000 The Artsen_US
dc.titleThe genesis of organisational aestheticsen_US
dc.typeWorking Paperen_US
massey.contributor.authorBathurst, Ralph
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