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Aesthetic Values (Hardcover, 1989 ed.)
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Aesthetic Values (Hardcover, 1989 ed.)
Series: Nijhoff International Philosophy Series, 31
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What is aesthetic value? A property in an object? An experience of
a perceiving person? An ideal object existing in a mysterious
sphere, inaccessible to normal cognition? Does it appear in one
form only, or in many forms, perhaps infinitely many? Is it
something constant, immutable, or rather something susceptible to
change, depending on the individual, the cultural milieu, or the
epoch? Is a rational defence of aesthetic value judgements
possible, or is any discussion of this topic meaningless? The above
questions arise out of the most complicated philosophic problems.
Volumes have been written on each of them. The discussions which
continue over the centuries, the plurality of views and suggested
solutions, indicate that all issues are controversial and
contestable. Each view can adduce some arguments supporting it;
each has some weaknesses. Another source of difficulty is the
vagueness and ambiguity of the language in which the problems are
discussed. This makes it hard to understand the ideas of particular
thinkers and sometimes makes it impossible to decide whether
different formulations express the actual divergence of views or
only the verbal preferences of their authors. Let us add that this
imperfection does not simply spring from inaccuracy on the part of
scholars, but also results from the complexity of the problems
themselves. The matter is further complicated by important factors
of a social character.
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