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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... present no obstacle to semantic theory , which is concerned not with questions of individual analysis but rather with questions of ' logical form ' . Semantic analysis is directed at linguistic devices which produce more complicated ...
... present no obstacle to semantic theory , which is concerned not with questions of individual analysis but rather with questions of ' logical form ' . Semantic analysis is directed at linguistic devices which produce more complicated ...
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... present in the music in the way that he might be present in the aspect of a picture . The question is , does this really matter ? In a way it does matter , since we find that it is even more difficult to specify the thought that is ...
... present in the music in the way that he might be present in the aspect of a picture . The question is , does this really matter ? In a way it does matter , since we find that it is even more difficult to specify the thought that is ...
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... present object will lead to the thoughts and emotions characteristic of imagination . Imagination is simply one way of thinking of , and attending to , a present object ( by thinking of it , or perceiving it , in terms of something ...
... present object will lead to the thoughts and emotions characteristic of imagination . Imagination is simply one way of thinking of , and attending to , a present object ( by thinking of it , or perceiving it , in terms of something ...
Contents
The Individuality of the Aesthetic Object | 15 |
Aesthetic Perception | 29 |
Recognition and Response | 71 |
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