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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Page 93
... activity , identified separately . The predicative activities are all mental acts , whereas the activities performed with imagination need not be . This is exactly like thinking : thinking is a mental activity ; doing something ...
... activity , identified separately . The predicative activities are all mental acts , whereas the activities performed with imagination need not be . This is exactly like thinking : thinking is a mental activity ; doing something ...
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... activity should be described . The activity has already been referred to as aspect perception , or ' seeing as ' . But there are at least two activities that might be described in this way , one related to imagining , the other closer ...
... activity should be described . The activity has already been referred to as aspect perception , or ' seeing as ' . But there are at least two activities that might be described in this way , one related to imagining , the other closer ...
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... activity in which imagination and belief are inextric- ably mingled . It is partly for this reason that we might wish to say that it is not a manifestation of aesthetic interest : thought and belief are not sufficiently separate ...
... activity in which imagination and belief are inextric- ably mingled . It is partly for this reason that we might wish to say that it is not a manifestation of aesthetic interest : thought and belief are not sufficiently separate ...
Contents
The Individuality of the Aesthetic Object | 15 |
Aesthetic Perception | 29 |
Recognition and Response | 71 |
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