Art and Imagination: A Study in the Philosophy of MindSt. Augustine's Press, 1998 - 256 pages This book presents a theory of aesthetic judgment and appreciation in the spirit of modern empiricism. There are three parts: the first deals with questions of philosophical logic, the second with questions in the philosophy of mind, and the third with questions in the philosophy of art. Thus the argument advances from a theory of aesthetic judgment (and in particular of "aesthetic description"), to a theory of aesthetic appreciation, and thence to an account of the nature and value of art. |
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... acceptance of moral judgement could be shown to be im- portantly different from the conditions for the acceptance of ordinary description . The ' intimate connection ' that exists be- tween a judgement and a mental state , for which I ...
... acceptance of moral judgement could be shown to be im- portantly different from the conditions for the acceptance of ordinary description . The ' intimate connection ' that exists be- tween a judgement and a mental state , for which I ...
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... acceptance condition cannot be incorporated as a part of the acceptance condition of the sentence as a whole ? 5 This seems to suggest that the meaning of a sentence can only be explained semantically , and that acceptance conditions ...
... acceptance condition cannot be incorporated as a part of the acceptance condition of the sentence as a whole ? 5 This seems to suggest that the meaning of a sentence can only be explained semantically , and that acceptance conditions ...
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... acceptance of sentences , and not to the conditions for their truth . For example , I might introduce the adjective ' nuff ' as follows : ' Call a thing " nuff " only if it attracts you ' . The accept- ance condition of ' X is nuff ' is ...
... acceptance of sentences , and not to the conditions for their truth . For example , I might introduce the adjective ' nuff ' as follows : ' Call a thing " nuff " only if it attracts you ' . The accept- ance condition of ' X is nuff ' is ...
Contents
The Individuality of the Aesthetic Object | 15 |
Aesthetic Perception | 29 |
Recognition and Response | 71 |
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