Central Concepts of Aesthetics - a Proposal for Their Application
Central Concepts of Aesthetics - a Proposal for Their Application

Author: Wolfgang Ruttkowski

Publisher: GRIN Verlag

Published: 2007-11

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 3638798895

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Scientific Essay from the year 1999 in the subject Philosophy - Practical (Ethics, Aesthetics, Culture, Nature, Right, ...), grade: none, language: English, abstract: I. Prior attempts at sub-dividing aesthetic concepts II. Some preliminary questions: 1. How do we use the term "Art"? 2. What is the difference between "Art Object" and "Aesthetic Object"? 3. If the "aesthetic" and "artistic" value of an artifact are not the same, what is their relevancy for original works OF of art and their perfect copies? 4. Can Art in spite of its dependency on the "Art World" and on its recipients, contain generally valid meaning? III. The central concepts "aesthetic - artistic - beautiful" IV. Intersections of the central concepts V. The nomenclature of Aesthetic Qualities, Experiences, and Objects VI. Summary in the form of suggestions (In: Acta Humanistica, Humanities S. No. 26, March 1999, 203-222)

The Routledge Companion to Aesthetics
The Routledge Companion to Aesthetics

Author: Dominic Lopes

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2005-07-26

Total Pages: 726

ISBN-13: 113433611X

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The second edition of the acclaimed Routledge Companion to Aesthetics contains fifty-four chapters written by leading international scholars covering all aspects of aesthetics. This companion opens with an historical overview of aesthetics including entries on Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Sibley and Derrida. The second part covers the central concepts and theories needed for a comprehensive understanding of aesthetics including the definitions of art, taste, value of art, beauty, imagination, fiction, narrative, metaphor and pictorial representation. Part three is devoted to the topics that have attracted much contemporary interest in aesthetics including art and ethics, environmental aesthetics and feminist aesthetics. The final part addresses the individual arts of music, photography, film, literature, theatre, dance, architecture and sculpture. With nine new and revised entries, and up to date suggestions for further reading, The Routledge Companion to Aesthetics is essential for anyone interested in aesthetics, art, literature, and visual studies.

The Critique of Judgment (Theory of the Aesthetic Judgment & Theory of the Teleological Judgment)
The Critique of Judgment (Theory of the Aesthetic Judgment & Theory of the Teleological Judgment)

Author: Immanuel Kant

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2024-01-09

Total Pages: 319

ISBN-13:

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Immanuel Kant's 'The Critique of Judgment' explores the realms of aesthetic judgment and teleological judgment in a rigorous and thought-provoking manner. In this seminal work, Kant delves into the concepts of beauty, taste, and the nature of artistic creation. He presents a detailed analysis of how judgment functions in relation to aesthetics, weaving together philosophical insights with practical examples to illustrate his points. Through his meticulous argumentation, Kant lays the groundwork for the understanding of the role of judgment in appreciating art and nature. The book's dense yet insightful prose engages readers in a contemplative journey through the intersections of art, nature, and human perception. Immanuel Kant, a renowned German philosopher of the Enlightenment era, was influenced by thinkers such as Leibniz and Rousseau. His deep interest in metaphysics and epistemology led him to ponder the fundamental principles that govern human experience. 'The Critique of Judgment' reflects Kant's comprehensive philosophical system, bridging the gap between his earlier works on metaphysics and ethics. I highly recommend 'The Critique of Judgment' to readers who are interested in delving into the complexities of aesthetic and teleological judgment. Kant's nuanced arguments and incisive analysis pave the way for a deeper appreciation of art, nature, and the human mind. This book is essential reading for anyone seeking to explore the intersections of philosophy, aesthetics, and the nature of beauty.

Force
Force

Author: Christoph Menke

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 111

ISBN-13: 9780823250691

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This text re-conceives modern aesthetics by reconstructing its genesis in the 18th century, between Baumgarten's 'Aesthetics' and Kant's 'Critique of Judgment'. Force demonstrates that aesthetics, and hence modern philosophy, began twice.

Designs and Their Consequences
Designs and Their Consequences

Author: Richard Hill

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 9780300079487

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A discussion of the many-faceted relationship between aesthetic theory and architecture. It analyzes the relationship between buildings and designs, explores the notion of architectural experience, and covers modern architecture's aim to deepen the connection between usefulness and design.

Art as Human Practice
Art as Human Practice

Author: Georg W. Bertram

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2019-01-10

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1350063169

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How is art both distinct and different from the rest of human life, while also mattering in and for it? This central yet overlooked question in contemporary philosophy of art is at the heart of Georg Bertram's new aesthetic. Drawing on the resources of diverse philosophical traditions – analytic philosophy, French philosophy, and German post-Kantian philosophy – his book offers a systematic account of art as a human practice. One that remains connected to the whole of life.

Reading Kant's Lectures
Reading Kant's Lectures

Author: Robert R. Clewis

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2015-09-14

Total Pages: 641

ISBN-13: 3110384493

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This important collection of more than twenty original essays by prominent Kant scholars covers the multiple aspects of Kant’s teaching in relation to his published works. With the Academy edition’s continuing publication of Kant’s lectures, the role of his lecturing activity has been drawing more and more deserved attention. Several of Kant’s lectures on metaphysics, logic, ethics, anthropology, theology, and pedagogy have been translated into English, and important studies have appeared in many languages. But why study the lectures? When they are read in light of Kant’s published writings, the lectures offer a new perspective of Kant’s philosophical development, clarify points in the published texts, consider topics there unexamined, and depict the intellectual background in richer detail. And the lectures are often more accessible to readers than the published works. This book discusses all areas of Kant's lecturing activity. Some essays even analyze in detail the content of Kant's courses and the role of textbooks written by key authors such as Baumgarten, helping us understand Kant’s thought in its intellectual and historical contexts. Contributors: Huaping Lu-Adler; Henny Blomme ; Robert Clewis; Alix Cohen; Corey Dyck; Faustino Fabbianelli; Norbert Fischer; Courtney Fugate; Paul Guyer; Robert Louden; Antonio Moretto; Steve Naragon; Christian Onof; Stephen Palmquist; Riccardo Pozzo; Frederick Rauscher; Dennis Schulting; Oliver Sensen; Susan Shell; Werner Stark; John Zammito; Günter Zöller

Everyday Aesthetics
Everyday Aesthetics

Author: Katya Mandoki

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-04-22

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 131713849X

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Katya Mandoki advances in this book the thesis that it is not only possible but crucial to open up the field of aesthetics (traditionally confined to the study of art and beauty) toward the richness and complexity of everyday life. She argues that in every process of communication, whether face to face or through the media, fashion, and political propaganda, there is always an excess beyond the informative and functional value of a message. This excess is the aesthetic. Following Huizinga's view of play as an ingredient of any social environment, Mandoki explores how various cultural practices are in fact forms of playing since, for the author, aesthetics and play are Siamese twins. One of the unique contributions of this book is the elaboration and application of a semiotic model for the simultaneous analysis of social interactions in the four registers, namely visual, auditory, verbal and body language, to detect the aesthetic strategies deployed in specific situations. She argues that since the presentation of the self is targeted towards participants' sensibilities, aesthetics plays a key role in these modes of exchange. Consequently, the author updates important debates in this field to clear the way for a socio-aesthetic inquiry through contexts such as the family, school, medical, artistic or religious traditions from which social identities emerge.

Perception and Agency in Shared Spaces of Contemporary Art
Perception and Agency in Shared Spaces of Contemporary Art

Author: Cristina Albu

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-12-15

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1315437112

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This book examines the interconnections between art, phenomenology, and cognitive studies. Contributors question the binary oppositions generally drawn between visuality and agency, sensing and thinking, phenomenal art and politics, phenomenology and structuralism, and subjective involvement and social belonging. Instead, they foreground the many ways that artists ask us to consider how we sense, think, and act in relation to a work of art.