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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... matter of taste . For aesthetic attitudes are normative , even if they do not involve the kind of sanctions characteristic of morality . Now of course it is conceivable that someone should elevate matters of aesthetic judgement to a ...
... matter of taste . For aesthetic attitudes are normative , even if they do not involve the kind of sanctions characteristic of morality . Now of course it is conceivable that someone should elevate matters of aesthetic judgement to a ...
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... matter how we specify the identity criterion of any work of art . But it is not arbitrary that this criterion should be chosen from a given range of features . Thus while it matters not a jot whether we call the Folio and Quarto ...
... matter how we specify the identity criterion of any work of art . But it is not arbitrary that this criterion should be chosen from a given range of features . Thus while it matters not a jot whether we call the Folio and Quarto ...
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... matter of being able to hear certain things . It is not a matter of being acquainted with a body of principles or rules . Suppose , for example , that I fail to understand twelve - note music : I simply Understanding Art 171.
... matter of being able to hear certain things . It is not a matter of being acquainted with a body of principles or rules . Suppose , for example , that I fail to understand twelve - note music : I simply Understanding Art 171.
Contents
The Individuality of the Aesthetic Object | 15 |
Aesthetic Perception | 29 |
Recognition and Response | 71 |
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