Poiesis of Care: The Aesthetic-Performative Value of Delicacy

In this paper, the ethics of care is addressed from an aesthetic perspective by analysing the poiesis of care, or care from the performative aspect of its physical execution. To this end, delicacy is understood as a sensitive property of care, an aesthetic language where the subject, assuming an act...

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Autor: Godoy Domínguez, María Jesús
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Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
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Palavra-chave:Care
Everyday aesthetics
Delicacy
Poiesis
Tact
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spelling Poiesis of Care: The Aesthetic-Performative Value of DelicacyGodoy Domínguez, María JesúsCareEveryday aestheticsDelicacyPoiesisTactIn this paper, the ethics of care is addressed from an aesthetic perspective by analysing the poiesis of care, or care from the performative aspect of its physical execution. To this end, delicacy is understood as a sensitive property of care, an aesthetic language where the subject, assuming an active role, becomes an ‘artist’ in the everyday realm. The main thesis is that the subject is a caregiver who expresses delicacy in their everyday gestures and attitudes with the people and objects around them. To develop this idea, first, delicacy is conceptually characterized within the framework of modern aesthetics, while exploring its premodern antecedents. Then, body posing is analyzed, where the subject’s physical proximity to the beneficiary of care makes the sense of touch a priority factor. Lastly, the conclusion reached is that delicacy in care, when practiced universally and on a daily basis, makes the world a better place.Contemporary AestheticsEstética e Historia de la Filosofía2025info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/11441/173798reponame:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevillainstname:Universidad de Sevilla (US)InglésContemporary aesthetics, 23.https://contempaesthetics.org/2025/05/29/poiesis-of-care-the-aesthetic-performative-value-of-delicacy/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:idus.us.es:11441/1737982026-06-17T12:51:07Z
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title Poiesis of Care: The Aesthetic-Performative Value of Delicacy
spellingShingle Poiesis of Care: The Aesthetic-Performative Value of Delicacy
Godoy Domínguez, María Jesús
Care
Everyday aesthetics
Delicacy
Poiesis
Tact
title_short Poiesis of Care: The Aesthetic-Performative Value of Delicacy
title_full Poiesis of Care: The Aesthetic-Performative Value of Delicacy
title_fullStr Poiesis of Care: The Aesthetic-Performative Value of Delicacy
title_full_unstemmed Poiesis of Care: The Aesthetic-Performative Value of Delicacy
title_sort Poiesis of Care: The Aesthetic-Performative Value of Delicacy
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Godoy Domínguez, María Jesús
author Godoy Domínguez, María Jesús
author_facet Godoy Domínguez, María Jesús
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Estética e Historia de la Filosofía
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Care
Everyday aesthetics
Delicacy
Poiesis
Tact
topic Care
Everyday aesthetics
Delicacy
Poiesis
Tact
description In this paper, the ethics of care is addressed from an aesthetic perspective by analysing the poiesis of care, or care from the performative aspect of its physical execution. To this end, delicacy is understood as a sensitive property of care, an aesthetic language where the subject, assuming an active role, becomes an ‘artist’ in the everyday realm. The main thesis is that the subject is a caregiver who expresses delicacy in their everyday gestures and attitudes with the people and objects around them. To develop this idea, first, delicacy is conceptually characterized within the framework of modern aesthetics, while exploring its premodern antecedents. Then, body posing is analyzed, where the subject’s physical proximity to the beneficiary of care makes the sense of touch a priority factor. Lastly, the conclusion reached is that delicacy in care, when practiced universally and on a daily basis, makes the world a better place.
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