THERE is a multiplicity of ambiguities in the historical and contemporary discussions of the
esthetic judgment and the object of that judgment. As a first approximation this may be …

THE traditional business of Aesthetics has been the study of the aesthetic experience and
activity of mankind, in order to show what it is and how it can be distinguished from other …

JN THE natural sciences, the ghosts of essentialism and apriorism have long since been
laid; in the social sciences, they are at least being confined to quarters; in aesthetics, despite …

" PHILOSOPHERS of art continue to direct their* attention to a view that most frequently goes
by the name of" Aesthetic Subjectivism"(AS), although it is also sometimes called" Aesthetic …

THE AESTHETIC is sui generis. Anything qualified by the adjective" aesthetic" whether this
be aesthetic object, aesthetic attitude, aesthetic experience, aesthetic appreciation, aesthetic …

Aesthetic theories of art are those that tie art essentially to the aesthetic, typically by way of a
necessary condition that makes reference to an aesthetically qualified kind (aesthetic …

THE EXPRESSION" aesthetic value" has two conceptually distinct meanings, the one
dependent upon the other, and failure to keep these meanings apart is responsible for much …

It is a current opinion that aesthetics was, originally an objective theory of beauty and that
since modem times it has, become a subjective one. Such an opinion is erroneous. A …

I began by trying to elucidate the sense in which aesthetic vision requires attention to
appearances. I then noted that there are appearances and qualities that require, as well as …