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14 Cards in this Set
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Empirical Truth |
A statement that is true because of the facts and knowledge through experience. |
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Necessary Truth |
Something that cannot possibly be false, nor can we imagine a circumstance where it could be false (ex. 2+2=4) |
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Correspondence Theory of Truth |
True beliefs and statements correspond to facts. |
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Coherence Theory of Truth |
A belief or statement is true only if it "coheres" with another belief or statement |
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Pragmatic Truth |
True beliefs and statements are those that "work" (a belief that helps us predict certain results or function effectively in everyday life) |
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Rationality |
The ability to think and to act according to goals, plans, and strategies (thinking with good reason) |
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Subjective Truth |
An idea is said to be true for a person that believes it, but possibly for no one else) |
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Three Ways People Experience Beauty? |
1. Through the five senses 2. Intellectual beauty - logical and insightful thinking 3. Morality - the beauty of a good person |
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Imitationalism |
A successful artwork imitates something in the real world. |
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Emotionalism |
The most important aspect of a piece of artwork is its expressive qualities - the mood, ideas, and meanings it communicates to viewers. |
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Formalism |
The beauty of an object and value of an artwork can be found in its form or formal properties (in paintings- shape, colour, etc, in music- pitch, rhythm, etc) |
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Instrumentalism |
That the beauty of an object is measured by its usefulness |
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Institutionalism |
The community of philosophers, critics, and gallery owners who determine which objects should be called artwork |
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Disinterest |
Voluntarily detaching yourself from your everyday desires, opinions, and thoughts that might interefere with your aesthetic enjoyment of the artwork or natural object. |
