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 54
... precisely because what you have to ' see ' is not a property : your knowledge that an aesthetic feature is ' in ' the object is given by the same criteria that show that you ' see ' it . To see the sadness in the music and to know that ...
... precisely because what you have to ' see ' is not a property : your knowledge that an aesthetic feature is ' in ' the object is given by the same criteria that show that you ' see ' it . To see the sadness in the music and to know that ...
Page 89
... precisely what is asserted in asserting p , and hence precisely what is believed in believing p . Thus when we imagine something , or tell a story , while being indifferent to its truth , the content of our thought is the content of a ...
... precisely what is asserted in asserting p , and hence precisely what is believed in believing p . Thus when we imagine something , or tell a story , while being indifferent to its truth , the content of our thought is the content of a ...
Page 143
... precisely here that the discussion becomes obscure ; what kind of enjoyment is involved in aesthetic appreciation ? The answer - enjoyment of an object for its own sake - raises many more difficulties than it solves . What is it to ...
... precisely here that the discussion becomes obscure ; what kind of enjoyment is involved in aesthetic appreciation ? The answer - enjoyment of an object for its own sake - raises many more difficulties than it solves . What is it to ...
Contents
The Individuality of the Aesthetic Object | 15 |
Aesthetic Perception | 29 |
Recognition and Response | 71 |
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