Kant And Bullough Analysis

When art is being processed there exist within the person a sensation of affection, and this affection towards the object is understood as good or bad. When in the instance of good the object is said then to be agreeable or beautiful. The division of which is the topic of this paper, namely that Kant and Bullough outline their distinction of agreeable and beautify, as well as the agreement that when considering art; both agreeable and beauty are two different forms of appreciating art. Art when considered good is then, an influence upon the observer so as to induce some type of affection that is either agreeable or beautiful; both of which are very distinct form each other. When an object of art is in question, it must be good in order for one to call it beautiful. The object must first induce a sensation of pleasure within the observer, however. Feelings of pleasure or subjective, and account for one’s taste. Anything that is pleasing to the observer is then considered to be agreeable. “All delight (as is said or thought) is itself sensation (of a pleasure). Consequently everything that pleases, and for …show more content…
The difference between the two lies in the degree of delight the object excites within all who observe. As stated, judgments of taste are activated when the object is observed. In such cases, subjective views are placed. It is only when all men are excited by the object that the art is called beautiful. That is, where one is concerned the piece is only agreeable because it suits a particular’s taste, however, when the object influences universally, that is to all observers and fits their taste, is when the object is now considered beautiful. “The beautiful is that which, apart form a concept, pleases universally” (Kant pg. 280). Beauty, according to Kant is when the piece is considered good by all and agreeable when only one or few have affection for