Definition of Subjective Culture

Subjective culture is a philosophical concept that reflects on the value of culture, placing special emphasis on the value of subjectivity as an addition to nature itself. The human being is a corporeal being but also, a being who has reason and knowledge, something that increases his capacity to learn above the rest of beings. Subjective culture is one that leaves its mark on the subject, that is, that penetrates his being.

In this way and from a perspective of comparison With what it implies to sow a land and then collect the fruits of everything cultivated, training and knowledge also nourish the soul of the human being. For this reason, the expression "be a cultivated person". In this sense, culture brings greater freedom to human beings and a broader horizon of life.

Feed the knowledge

From this perspective and by visual comparison there is a great parallel between the human soul that in its initial purity is acquiring new forms from culture, internal paths that give rise to new ways to

thought and expression, with the farming through the work of a field that also undergoes its own transformation process through human work. The field by itself would not bear the fruits it does if it were not for the tasks carried out by the farmer.

Similarly, culture elevates the human soul above nature itself. The subjective culture also receives the name of intrasomatic culture. An example of this type of culture are the techniques used by a painter in his creative work. The contents that can be classified within the subjective culture respond to the scheme of a kind of guidelines since thanks to the sum of different actions and operations, the human being accumulates knowledge in different disciplines of knowledge. In a way, there is personal training.

Culture leaves a mark on the body

The body has a process of change after the learning assimilated by the person, that is, a trace remains, a physical memory. For example, the daily work of a pianist professional it leaves a mark on your hands, just as the art of singing has an effect on your voice.

Some authors prefer to use the subjective concept instead of subjective so as not to link culture with the private, intimate and personal.

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Subjects in Subjective Culture