Matravers, Derek
(1996).
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Link: | https://doi.org/10.1093/bjaesthetics/36.3.265 |
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Abstract
In this paper I want to return to some well-worn ideas; specifically, the attempt to show that there is a distinctive subject-matter of the aesthetic via consideration of the difference between aesthetic and non-aesthetic concepts. The classic exposition of this distinction is Frank Sibley's 'Aesthetic Concepts'. Sibley claimed that, given a set of relevant terms, there will be widespread non-collusive agreement as to which are aesthetic and which non-aesthetic. Non-aesthetic terms include 'red, noisy, brackish, clammy, square, docile, curved, evanescent, intelligent, faithful, derelict, tardy, freakish'. Aesthetic terms include 'unified, lifeless, serene, sombre, dynamic, powerful, vivid, delicate, moving, trite, sentimental, tragic'. Further examples have been given by other philosophers working in the field. Given the widespread agreement, I shall assume there is a distinction of some sort whose nature is open to be discussed.
| Item Type: | Journal Item |
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| Copyright Holders: | 1996 Oxford University Press |
| ISSN: | 1468-2842 |
| Academic Unit/School: | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Social Sciences and Global Studies > Philosophy Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Social Sciences and Global Studies Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) |
| Item ID: | 43690 |
| Depositing User: | Derek Matravers |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Jul 2015 09:50 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Aug 2019 08:47 |
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/43690 |
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