negative capability
nounEtymology
Coined by John Keats in an 1817 letter.
Definitions
The capacity of artists to pursue ideals of beauty, perfection and sublimity even when it…
The capacity of artists to pursue ideals of beauty, perfection and sublimity even when it leads them into intellectual confusion and uncertainty, as opposed to a preference for philosophical certainty over artistic beauty.
- It also, however, contains the potential for negative capability that might help transform genocide into something generative.
- The centerpiece of the chapter is an effort to redeem the promise that I have earlier attributed to the lawyerly virtues—in particular to fidelity and its attendant negative capability—by setting these virtues in a political context.
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Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for negative capability. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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