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 91
... imagination generally : imagination is essentially thought that is unasserted , while being entertained as ' appropriate ' to its subject matter . And aesthetic experience , as one of the phenomena of imagination , shares the structure ...
... imagination generally : imagination is essentially thought that is unasserted , while being entertained as ' appropriate ' to its subject matter . And aesthetic experience , as one of the phenomena of imagination , shares the structure ...
Page 93
... imagination . We do not learn what an image is , nor do we learn how imagery relates to imagining , imagination , memory , perception and belief . All that emerges is ( i ) the need to connect imagery with thought , ( ii ) the need to ...
... imagination . We do not learn what an image is , nor do we learn how imagery relates to imagining , imagination , memory , perception and belief . All that emerges is ( i ) the need to connect imagery with thought , ( ii ) the need to ...
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... imagination one is engaging in speculation , and one is not typically aiming at a definite assertion as to how things are . In imagination , therefore , one goes beyond what is strictly given . ( 2 ) Not any way of going beyond the ...
... imagination one is engaging in speculation , and one is not typically aiming at a definite assertion as to how things are . In imagination , therefore , one goes beyond what is strictly given . ( 2 ) Not any way of going beyond the ...
Contents
The Individuality of the Aesthetic Object | 15 |
Aesthetic Perception | 29 |
Recognition and Response | 71 |
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