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Possibility of the Aesthetic Experience

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  • © 1986

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Editors:
  1. Michael H. Mitias

    1. Millsaps College, USA

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Part of the book series: Martinus Nijhoff Philosophy Library (MNPL, volume 14)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-IX
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  2. Aporetic Character of the Aesthetic Experience

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Idea of Aesthetic Experience

      • T. J. Diffey
      Pages 3-12

    3. A Critique of Esthetics

      • Carla Cordua
      Pages 13-25

    4. The Actualities of Non-Aesthetic Experience

      • Jerome Stolnitz
      Pages 27-45

    5. Can We Speak of ‘Aesthetic Experience’?

      • Michael H. Mitias
      Pages 47-58

  3. Having an Aesthetic Experience

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 59-59
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    2. Experiencing Aesthetically, Aesthetic Experience, and Experience in Aesthetics

      • Robert Ginsberg
      Pages 61-78

    3. The Deweyan View of Experience

      • Lawrence Haworth
      Pages 79-89

    4. Experience and Theory in Aesthetics

      • Arnold Berleant
      Pages 91-106

    5. The Aesthetic Experience: An Exploration

      • Warren E. Steinkraus
      Pages 107-114

  4. Nature of the Aesthetic Experience

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-115
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    2. What Makes an Experience Aesthetic?

      • Harold Osborne
      Pages 117-138

    3. Controversy about Aesthetic Attitude: Does Aesthetic Attitude Condition Aesthetic Experience?

      • Bohdan Dziemidok
      Pages 139-158

    4. Mode of Existence of Aesthetic Qualities

      • Michael H. Mitias
      Pages 159-168

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 169-173
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About this book

The majority of aestheticians have focused their attention during the past three decades on the identity, or essential nature, of art: can 'art' be defined? What makes an object a work of art? Under what conditions can we characterize in a classificatory sense an object as an art work? The debate, and at times controversy, over these questions proved to be constructive, intellectually stimulating, and in many cases suggestive of new ideas. I hope this debate continues in its momentum and creative outcome. The time is, however, ripe to direct our attention to another important, yet neglected, concept - viz. , 'aesthetic experience' - which occupies a prominent place in the philosohpy of art. We do not only create art; we also enjoy, i. e. , experience, and evaluate it. How can we theorize about the nature of art in general and the art work in particular, and about what makes an object a good work of art, if we do not experience it? For example, how can we identify an object as an art work and distinguish it from other types of objects unless we first perceive it, that is in a critical, educated manner? Again, how can we judge a work as good, elegant, melodramatic, or beautiful unless we first perceive it and recognize its artistic aspect? It seems to me that experiencing art works is a necessary condition for any reasonable theory on the nature of art and artistic criticism.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Millsaps College, USA

    Michael H. Mitias

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Possibility of the Aesthetic Experience

  • Editors: Michael H. Mitias

  • Series Title: Martinus Nijhoff Philosophy Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4372-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Dordrecht 1986

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-247-3278-4Published: 30 November 1986

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-8443-7Published: 09 February 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-4372-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0168-5090

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 173

  • Topics: Philosophy, general, Aesthetics

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