Glenn Parsons and Allen Carlson offer an in-depth philosophical
study of the relationship between function and aesthetic value,
breaking with the philosophical tradition of seeing the two as
separate. They begin by developing and defending, in a general way,
the concept of Functional Beauty, exploring how the role of
function in aesthetic appreciation has been treated by some notable
thinkers in the history of aesthetics. They then consider the
relationship to Functional Beauty of certain views in current
aesthetic thought, especially what we call "cognitively rich"
approaches to the aesthetic appreciation of both art and nature.
Turning to work on the nature of function in the philosophy of
science, they argue that this line of enquiry can help solve
certain philosophical problems that have been raised for the idea
that knowledge of function plays an important role in aesthetic
appreciation.
Although philosophical discussions of aesthetic appreciation tend
to focus largely and sometimes almost exclusively on artworks, the
range of aesthetic appreciation is, of course, much larger. Not
simply art, but also nature, architecture, and even more mundane,
everyday things--cars, tools, clothing, furniture, and sports--are
objects of frequent and enthusiastic aesthetic appreciation.
Accordingly, in the second half of the book, Glen Parsons and Allen
Carlson consider the place and importance of Functional Beauty in
the aesthetic appreciation of a broad range of different kinds of
things. The final chapters explore Functional Beauty in nature and
the natural environment, in architecture and the built environment,
in everyday artifacts, events, and activities, and finally in art
and the artworld. In each case, Parsons and Carlson argue that
Functional Beauty illuminates our aesthetic experiences and helps
to address various theoretical issues raised by these different
objects of appreciation.
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