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From Fragile Heritage to the Fragility of Heritage Models: Diverse Answers to Pressing Ethical and Aesthetic Questions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

Zoltán Somhegyi
Zoltán Somhegyi*
Affiliation:
Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary, Hungary
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Zoltán Somhegyi, Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary, Budapest, 1088, Hungary. Email: somhegyi.zoltan.gyorgy@kre.hu
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Abstract

The appreciation, conservation, and reconstruction of ruins, deteriorating buildings, and archaeological sites of historical, religious or cultural value, as well as their safeguarding, lead to a complex set of issues and considerations. This brief paper suggests that a deeper understanding of the various models of heritage management can enhance acceptance of the different practices of heritage care. The fragility of heritage sites and of heritage models urges us to look for viable answers to global ethical and aesthetic questions regarding the management of heritage sites.

Keywords

ruinsarchaeological sitesconservationreconstructionaesthetics and heritage managementglobal approaches in conservation ethics
Type
Articles
Information
Diogenes , Volume 64 , Issue 1-2: Global Ethics , February 2017 , pp. 73 - 76
Copyright
Copyright © ICPHS 2022

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