Two dogmas of aesthetic empiricism

Aesthetic hedonism is the default theory of aesthetic value. Some of its critics share with it a pair of unquestioned assumptions, namely, that any theory of aesthetic value should make special appeal to its being the case that the canonical form of aesthetic evaluation is a state of pleasure and to...

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Published in:Metaphilosophy 2021-10, Vol.52 (5), p.583-592
Main Author: Lopes, Dominic McIver
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
aesthetic acts
aesthetic practices
aesthetic value
Aesthetics
Empiricism
Philosophy
pleasure
value
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Summary:Aesthetic hedonism is the default theory of aesthetic value. Some of its critics share with it a pair of unquestioned assumptions, namely, that any theory of aesthetic value should make special appeal to its being the case that the canonical form of aesthetic evaluation is a state of pleasure and to its being the case that the canonical purpose of aesthetic acts is to access pleasure. This paper argues that there is reason to doubt both assumptions. Doubting both assumptions suggests a wider range of alternatives to aesthetic hedonism and primitivist inversions of aesthetic hedonism.
ISSN:0026-1068
1467-9973
DOI:10.1111/meta.12508