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Ruskin's Triangle-Neither Wealth nor Beauty but Life-

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  • Shionoya, Yuichi

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Most studies of Ruskin deal with his art theory and economic theory separately. This article intends to interpret his both discourses in a unified way from the viewpoint of Romanticism. While his economic theory is famously summarized in the thesis 'No Wealth but Life', the theory of art he worked on can be formalized as a thesis 'No Beauty but Life'. Thus we have a unified thesis 'Neither Wealth nor Beauty but Life', which may be called 'Ruskin's Triangle'. I argue that the concept of Life is vital for unified knowledge of Ruskin; it is identified with its three aspects (Capability, Composition, and Labour) and linked with its six symbolic determinants (Admiration, Hope, and Love; Air, Water and Earth).

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  • Shionoya, Yuichi, 2014. "Ruskin's Triangle-Neither Wealth nor Beauty but Life-," Economic Review, Hitotsubashi University, vol. 65(2), pages 113-125, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:hit:ecorev:v:65:y:2014:i:2:p:113-125
    DOI: 10.15057/27351
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    • B19 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought through 1925 - - - Other
    • P16 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Capitalist Economies - - - Capitalist Institutions; Welfare State
    • Z11 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economics of the Arts and Literature

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