助人很美──論助人專業的審美意識

Helping People is Beautiful: An Inquiry into the Aesthetic Consciousness of the Helping Profession

本篇論述基於「助人專業是一種藝術」的概念，從藝術哲學探究助人工作做為藝術的存在現象與意義，而整理了若干哲學領域中重要的美學思想，文中所關切的命題包括了：助人工作是怎樣的藝術？助人工作的過程與結果可以被當作藝術品來欣賞嗎？助人專業做為藝術的價值何在？為文之目的則是希望從人文領域的知識範疇中思考「助人專業」的美學意涵，而希冀為助人工作的藝術性再累積一些知識論述的基底。

This article addresses the helping profession as an art. The author uses an art philosophy perspective to review the phenomenon and meaning of the helping profession as ”art” and addresses several questions. These questions include: What category or categories of art best define the helping profession? Can the process and / or results of helping be appreciated as works of art? What is the value of treating the helping profession as an art form? The purpose of this article is to expand knowledge regarding the aesthetic nature of the helping profession.