Concepts in aesthetics

<>, he found an important concept in his system, such as phenomena and objects themselves, the world of experience and the transcendent world, nature, and freedom. There is a huge gap between them. So, Kant proceed to write the third criticism: <>, trying to establish a bridge for the first and second critics. Because it’s so complicated and long, I will not continue writing on it. Six, noble and teleology <> is a book discusses the beauty and lofty two aesthetic concepts. The…

theory of aesthetics can no longer withstand modern interpretations of beauty. This is due to Kant's oversimplification of subjective judgement, the fact that we cannot empirically prove that his theory of the faculties of understanding and cognition exist, and that modern interpretation of beauty is based on an ideology that are rooted in cultural hegemony. It is through these three notions that we are able to discredit the belief that beauty is both an subjective and objective concept. In my…

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…

Beauty is a difficult concept to describe. Many philosopher’s strive to attain some semblance of what beauty is but by doing so they often times contradict another philosopher’s idea on the matter. Examining two philosophers, or more, side-by-side can provide insight into why beauty is a hard concept to grasp, but it does not examine why the philosophers either agree or disagree with one another. Kant’s Critique of Judgement attempts to specify what makes something beautiful and in doing so…

existed in the mind of its creator. What we have essentially done here is taken an observation of a thing and attached, or imported, a concept to it. Importing concepts is not all that difficult, we do it all the time; a pen is used to write, headphone to listen, a fork to eat, a watch to tell time. Yet, somehow we become tongue-tied when asked to import a concept of…

and, 3) completely new motifs reputedly of foreign origin (ibid.195). Of the Asante craft artists who cater for the tourist market Silver found that many of these artists regularly make aesthetic decisions based on the market demand, decisions that are comparable to those made using a Western concept of aesthetic judgement, insofar as the carvers themselves do not view every object which they produced as beautiful (Sharman: 180). In a his ethnography Silver interviewed at length 81 skilled…

One of the artists that helped pushed the movement was a man called Clive Bell, who believed that art should be made with aesthetic emotion and “Significant forms,” instead of Renassiance like artwork. Clive Bell was not only famous for his artwork but also for his critiquing of other artworks that were being made during his era. The ideas of “Significant Forms,” and aesthetic emotions is the pursuit of both his artworks and the Modernism movement that it aids a person to understand why and how…

Aesthetic value can be defined as the sensation or feeling of enjoying beauty. For example, when we see a good piece of art in an exhibition, we feel like appreciating that particular art and artist as we find that art a beautiful one. That feeling specifically can be referred to as aesthetic value. Every human will have the value of aesthetics or aesthetic sense that one get to enjoy whatever he/she sees in her daily life. The joy of enjoying beauty gives some kind of pleasure. “Beauty depends…

Kamakura era literature discusses loyalism and Buddhist concepts. The era begins as war between the Taira and the Minamoto families concludes in 1185. The Tale of the Heike, a significant war recollection, reflects developing value towards documenting and reflecting on the past, as well as ongoing nationalism (Varley, 91). It continues acting as a documentation guideline (Varley, 108). Kamakura era Buddhism brings new medieval aesthetics and continues…

art, and it’s rejection in philosophy. Within the essay it is also queried how aesthetic judgements are used, and whether a universal agreement needs to be reached for something to hold beauty. When we say something is beautiful, or that it holds aesthetic value, Nehamas questions whether or not this is just personal opinion. Nehamas begins his discussion by introducing us to what an aesthetic judgement is. An aesthetic judgement can take place when we hear, witness, or read a piece of art,…