Thoughts on the social and educational function of art

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https://doi.org/10.31637/epsir-2025-1153

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art, abstraction, utility, work, artist, society, education, happiness

Abstract

Introduction: Art exists beyond utility and concrete purpose, operating from a state of simply “being.” Based on this premise, the text seeks to differentiate how imaginative and creative processes, initially generated without intentionality, later acquire a “salvific” mission with social and educational implications, influenced by the historical perception of various human groups. Methodology: The approach is interdisciplinary, combining aesthetic-critical reflection, socio-historical analysis and synthesis, and empirical educational attempts. Discussion: The analysis explores how art, in its abstraction, transcends attempts at concretion. However, individual works offer glimpses into the primary conception of art and its transformations over time. Results and Conclusions: Art enables humans to know themselves, understand others, and preserve values like coherence and the joy of living, fostering the integration of new elements and the rejection of the obsolete or harmful for social and personal stability.

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María José Sánchez Usón, Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas "Francisco García Salinas"

She holds a PhD in Philosophy and Letters, History Section, from the University of Zaragoza, Spain, where she taught for more than a decade. In Paris she was also a professor at the University Paris-Sorbonne, Paris IV, and in 1995 she came to Mexico through a Patrimonial Chair of Excellence from CONAHCYT. In addition to Spain and Mexico, she has been a visiting professor in France, Italy, Austria, Argentina, Cuba, Colombia, Chile and Peru. She has supervised numerous Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral Theses, and has to her credit a large number of publications in the area of Philosophy and History of Ideas. He currently teaches at the Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Mexico, and is a member of the National System of Researchers CONAHCYT.

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2024-10-30

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Sánchez Usón, M. J. (2024). Thoughts on the social and educational function of art . European Public & Social Innovation Review, 10, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.31637/epsir-2025-1153

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Vol. 10 (2025)

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Humanism and Social Sciences

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