La bellezza e l'anima: Come l'esperienza del bello cambia la nostra vita

by Piero Ferrucci

L’esperienza del bello ha il potere straordinario di renderci felici, stimolare l’intelligenza, cambiare la percezione che abbiamo di noi stessi e del mondo. È alla portata di tutti, perché possiamo trovare la bellezza ovunque: in un film, in una musica, in un paesaggio, in un volto, in un pensiero. Anche nel mondo interiore di una persona. Ma questa preziosa risorsa è spesso dimenticata. Trascurare la bellezza può causare vari disagi, come depressione, ansia, irritazione cronica: è ciò che accade quando per fretta o distrazione ignoriamo un nostro bisogno vitale. Questo libro è un’indagine sulla bellezza. È basato su interviste con persone che raccontano come hanno incontrato la bellezza e quali effetti ha avuto su di loro; e sui molti studi scientifici pubblicati in questi ultimi anni. Ridare alla bellezza il posto che merita nella nostra vita può essere un progetto di facile attuazione, e di immenso valore.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction, Spirituality

280 pages, Paperback

First published August 20, 2009

About the author

Piero Ferrucci is a psychotherapist and a philosopher. He graduated from the University of Torino in 1970.

Reviews

[Leah · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've only read the first 20 pages and I'm blown away, becoming emotional and buying the hardback right off the shelf for full price (something I haven't done in FOREVER).

Ferrucci speaks of how beauty is one way to open one up and allow for healing and thriving. He contrasts this to the distracted task-to-task "wasteland of the soul" that is arid, desperate, and grey. He talks about how modern culture "assaults" us with too much stimuli, eliciting emotions that are not really ours- that have been manipulated and amplified. We end up feeling that we can probably have anything we want, but paradoxically "feel that we ourselves are nothing."

Anyone who's ever been released from anxiety or worry by rustling tree leaves, a child's impossibly tiny fingernail, or whatever your beauty draws are, will love how Ferrucci talks about how this expansive feeling is a royal road that we can use to help us feel calm, content, and alive.

Obviously, I'm eager to read the rest.

[R.K. Goff · Rating 5 out of 5]

I adored it.

It's like sitting down one lazy evening in front of a fire with an old friend who happens to be a philosopher and (even better) a dude who likes to just contemplate. He is in the mood to chat about one of his favorite topics--beauty. Add a cup of tea and you have about the right relaxing, interesting and lovely atmosphere of this book.

Very interesting. Very thought provoking.

I will be buying this one and reading it again.

[Marianna · Rating 5 out of 5]

So much in this book resonated within me. The one thing I couldn't help thinking throughout was how different would our inner cities be if they contained more natural beauty?

[Cri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super mind blowing, quello di cui avevo bisogno

[Amina Ahsan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Like the concept and the anecdotes. It was quite repetitive though.

[Hazel Joy Lozada · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kept my soul giddy while reading. I would definitely reread

[Chelsie · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book was absolutely fascinating. Ferrucci spoke of beauty as how i’ve always perceived it but was not aware of a whole book that emphasizes the realization of beauty’s depth & impact. this book has helped me learn even more about beauty beyond what i’ve perceived of it on my own. Beauty is Good.

[Naomi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ferruci's argument beauty is both something we need for well-being and something we become more aware of in our daily imperfections and efforts to create defends our aesthetic senses while recognizing what is beautiful varies from person to person and culture to culture. Beauty and creating beauty as part of pain control and strengthening happiness may intrigue seekers of both.

[Harpreet Dhindsa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am currently reading this book seems very interesting, and it makes you see and think about life outside the box, and what possibilities await upon us. This book makes you you think about everything in a unique and mind blowing way.

[Rachel Nguyen · Rating 5 out of 5]

A stunning read. Informative and transformative. A great wake-up call to turn our attention to the marvellous seemingly mundane in our everyday life.

The power of developing our aesthetic intelligence, perception and receptivity!

[Katy Hampton · Rating 1 out of 5]

The text was incredibly repetitive and frankly boring.. I really don't like to read books without finishing them, but I just felt it wasn't worth my time.

[Miraj (Papyrus) Khaled · Rating 5 out of 5]

it will change your perception on how you view the world and the everyday beauty surrounding you.

[Lucretia Cioata · Rating 5 out of 5]

A verry good book !Beauty is an extraordinary tonic. It revives us when we feel depressed, it leads us to finding sense in our lives, it feeds our hopes and helps us dream .