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This chapter introduces the idea of a postformalist aesthetic theory of reconstructing remote artefacts aesthetic statuses. The case is immune to the misgivings about aesthetic enquiry prevalent in the humanities and social sciences, since it does not assume that recovering such statuses involves ex...

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Auteur principal: Korte, Barbara (auth)
Autres auteurs: Sennefelder, Anna Karina (auth)
Format: Électronique Chapitre de livre
Langue:anglais
Publié: Taylor & Francis 2022
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Résumé:This chapter introduces the idea of a postformalist aesthetic theory of reconstructing remote artefacts aesthetic statuses. The case is immune to the misgivings about aesthetic enquiry prevalent in the humanities and social sciences, since it does not assume that recovering such statuses involves experiencing the artefacts potential to provide an intrinsically rewarding gratification of the senses, of the intellect, or of both together. Postformalist aesthetics sees itself as part of a broad investigation into the nature of evaluative attitudes towards visually conspicuous artefacts. Such a broad investigation represents a necessary step towards establishing whether an object was meant to merit aesthetic attention.
Description matérielle:1 electronic resource (14 p.)
ISBN:9781003056133-1
9780367520441
9780367520458
Accès:Open Access