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IntroducAiensgt hetics David E. W. Fenner WestpoCrto,n necticut London Libraryo Cfo ngreCsastal oging-in-Publication Data FenneDra,v iEd.W. Introducianesgth eticsI b yD aviEd.W. Fenner. p.em. Includbeisb liograrpehfeirceanalcn esdi ndex. ISBN0 -275-979(0alk.7 p-a5pe r)-ISBN 0-275-(9p7b90k:a8. l- k.p3 a per) 1.A estheti2cs..Ar t-PhilosoIp.TIh dye.. BH39.F459 2003 111.'8 5--dc21 2002190863 BritiLsihb raCrya taloguiinnP gu blicaDtiaotani sa vailable. Copyrigh2t0@0 b3y D aviEd.W. Fenner Allr ighrtse servedN.o portiono ft hibso omka ybe reprodu,bc yean dy proceosrts e chniquwei,th outhte expreswsri ttenc onseonftht e publisher. LibraoryfC ongresCsa taloCga rdN umber2:0 01290863 ISBN0:- 275-97907-5 0-275-979(0p8b-k3. ) Firsptu blisihn2e 0d0 3 Praeger Pub8l8iP sohsetrs ,RW oeasdtW ,e stportCT, 06881 An imprionfGt r eenwood PublGirosuhpi,Inn cg. � .praege�com Printienthd e U nitSetadt eosfAm erica �. The paperu sedi nth isb oocko mplwiiethsth e Permanent Paper iSstasnubdeyadth r edN ational InformatioSnta ndarOdrsga nizatio(nZ 39.48-1984). 10 9 8 7 5 6 4 3 2 1 Form y parents, Georganed Guadalupe Fenner Contents Introduction 1 5 PA RTI EXPERIENCES Chapt1e rTh e AesthetiExpce rience 7 Chapt2e rTh e AestheticA ttitude 15 SectioOnn e:D isinterest 15 SectioTnw o:R eceVinetw s 23 PA RTI I OBJECATNSD E VENTS 31 Chapt3eTh re AestheticO bject 33 Chapte4r Defini"nArt g" 37 SectioOnn e:Wh y Defin"e Art"? 37 SectioTnw o:Imi tation andR epresentation- The AncientG reeVike w 41 SectioThnr ee:R omanticism 47 SectioFno ur: Expressionism 52 SectioFni veF:o nnalism 60 SectioSnix : Antiessentialism 65 SectioSne ven:Th e Artworld 69 Chapt5e rC reatioansn dR e-creations 75 viii Contents PA RITI IM EANING 83 Chap6t eInrt perretiArtn g 85 Chap7t eCre nsoArtr ing 93 PARIVT JUDGMENT 99 Chap8t eDre fining" Beauty" 101 SeticoOnn eWh:y Defin"eB eauty"? 101 ScetioTnwo :F onnalism 105 SectiThorne eS:u bcjvtieism 114 SectiFoonu rN:a turalism 123 Chap9t eRre vieArtw iannArtgd Criticism 129 AppendiAxnO: ut leio ftn hHeisto ry ofWe stern Aesthetics 139 Bibgrlaiphyo 161 Idnex 167 Inotdruction Thiisas gr eatitm et ob er eadaibnogau ets thaentitdcsh p eh ilosoofap rth.y Thigse nerisa itinaoun ni quhei stoproiscitatiolao pnp retchimeao tsceth al­ lengindge velopimnarte Wnetss tanda tw haotn oeft hweo rllde'asd ing aes­ . theticiaannartds c ritiArthcs,ur Dantcoa,llt sh" ee nodfart" (9186T)hi.is is n partb ecaartus ea pparheancsdh ya llaelntlgh eaidttc ana,nt dh rees ulhta s beeanvirtu al erasourfte h lei bneetw ereenla ilaf neart,d betwenpe ractical objeacntsartd objeWchtse.t henro Dtoa rn itrsoi gmhutc,hh a hsa ppeinne d art int hpea twsotc ennrrainehdse ,ra ett heen odf t h2e0 tchetury n, antdh e beginning oft h2es1 tw,eh avaenun paralvlanetalgpeeod i tnost tu djyu wshta t these devhealvboeep emanen hndats v mee anAte.s thetics-theo fp hilosophy beauatyn da rtt,h peh ilosooftp hhseye nsuaosupseo cfets x per--i-heansc e managtherdo,u tghhde i ligoefan ecset heltiicDkiaean nttsoo s, ta wyi tthh e unfoldionftg h hei stoofartr ,yt otry toa nswtehfares cinaqtiunegs tithoinss histhoaorsffy e red. In the Wetrasdtietirnoo nfp hilosaoepsehttiyhcsb, e gaanr ountdh 4et h ceturyn B.Cw. ith aPnlAdari tsot oBdueet.x cefpottrh eocroimeison ugt of Ne oplataonnfrdio smam fe wm ediepvhaill osloipkheeA rsuS guts.tia nned StTh.o maAsq uinaaesse,tti hcsd indo cto mmantdh ien teorfse cshto olra rs regaainan u dieunntilc teh Eenl ighteonmre,n tr,o tuhgtiehlm y,efo llowing thRee naisThsiasns cheo.uc lodma esl itstulrep sriinstcehe,pe h ilosophy of art haasn,pd r obasbhloyuf lodl,tl holewi offae rt a ntdh aert w orld. Our Western hitrsatodriitifcaoowlnrh , i thcihts e trxti etsop roviadt eh or­ ougbhu tsum m aryi ntroductirooadn ma-ap ofs orts-findsc ontinuity betwetehnwe o rokft haen ciGernetea kntsdh weo rokft hBer itiEsmhp iricists. 2 InotrducAeisnthge tics Frothmi trsa ditiwoean tt emtpofit n ands wetroths e tr aditional ofq uestions aesthetics: Whatd oesi mte atnoexp erieannco eb jaeecsttith ceally? Whati s art? Whatis gooadrt ? Whati bse auty? Howd ow eJm 01J) whaitas e sthetigocoadlo lrby e autiful? What daortw orkmse an? What is wahnadst h oublethd e r oolfeth e acrtri tic? Whata rthee r oloefms o ral,ip tyatrioretilsimgi,ao nntrud th in art? What, ianfyth ings,h ouwlecd ne soarn?od n a nd on. Frothme l ate t1oth6 e0l 0as1t 7e 0th0esB ritiEsmhp icirsits-Sftheasb,u ry HutcheAdsdoins,o n, KAliasmoeHnswn,,e ,B urkGee,r ard-wfoorthrke e d mospta trto fi nadn swteothr esq uestioonftasts e :h owii tths a wte can anddo know thatat hinga,n o bjeorcan t e veinsbt e,a utiofulra esthetigcoaoldl?y Durinthge l atsetarg oefsth iwso rank,d j uasftte irtth ,eW esttrearnd ition movefrso mB ritatioGn e rmanThye.r e( actuianPl rulsys ia), Immanuel Kant pursthueeq due stioofnt asHteew .a fso llobwythe edR omanSticcsh open­ hauanedrN ietzsAcnhdfre o.m th apto iwnemt o vfreo mth eh eaortfM odem aesthettioCcs o ntermapraoyes thetiwcisth,fi guressu cahsT olstDoeyw,e y, SanatanyaC,r ocanedC, o llinbgwroioddthg ei1 n9gthan d2 0thc enturies. Buitit si n th e2 0thc enruthraytth er efuna lb eginwsh,e anrt an da rtists raicshea llaeftnecgrhe a llteown hgaaetrt w aosr w hathte i nstiruotifao rtn, the" acadheamhdye ,lart"d t ob eAb.s traEcxptr essiDoanidsamiP,so mArt,p, anad rtismtiocv emaeftntea rr tismtiocv emenNte-wiY no riknP, a riins , London-fuostr orc eethindk h oww evi ewethden aturoefart Isth erwee, . askoeudr seanl esvsenecste,oart ? thIse rseo mnea tourfea rtw ec aanr ticulate, somfoerm uloard efiniwtieco angin ve ,th aetxp reswsheaartst i sWi?th the worokfs ucahr tisltiwnci naarsMi aersc Deulc haAmnpd,y WaRrohboelrt, RauscheannbCdel ragOe,ls d enbwuremg o,v efrdo ms eeiartn agsd istinct fromth eo rdintaosr eye iartn asg inusclievo fth eo rdinaroyr-odfi nary objelcitsbk eed sso,uc pa nasn,sd n oswh ovels. Thipsr ompstoemdae e stheticiaansMs-s ourrcihWs e iatzn Pda uZli ff.­ tod enthya thte rieas n syi nngalteuro efart Wec an,th eyth ougchotm,ue p . with nos uitadbelfinieti oonfart, becawuhsaet eavrtie nsro wi,wt i nlolbt e tomorrIo'fwa .irt ths'e c olleocrcti oomnp iloafati l(olbn o findae' )a rtworks', anthde w orilrsde atdoiy n clausartd se ucohb jeacswts e rbee ionffge rbeyd Ducha(msph sohwo veulrisn,ae ltscth,.e )n', a irtns'o l ongeearsd ielsyc ribed. Thisc hallenAgne-tithees secnhtiaalllithesannttge o e sseonfac rtce a bne identifieurdre-sdthp ep hiloscoopmmhuniictyt oa cti(ornae trt,hot houg.h t) Aesthetilciiavintngos d laiyDk aen taonG de orDgiec kibee gant of ocnuost Introducti3o n onart asa colloefac rtitwoonbr ukratsth easr tr aditioorin nss titutiDoannst.o focuosneth deh istoofartr ,yth etr aditioofartn , a nthde recbaym uepwi th somethianlgal rth aind c ommona:la lrth aasp lainc weh ahtec althle"s A rt­ worlDdi.c"kif eo cuosnthe edi nstituotifarto ,nth ei nstituotifpo eno pwlheo seaer wth,od ispartl,wa hyo c reaarttan,ed f ounthda thits i nstitubtioounnd togeththeev ra rioefoty b jeancdtse vewnetsc onsairtd.e r Soi ittruls y an excititimnetg o r eaade sthebtiecsc,a wuesa era ets ucahn incretidmieib nthl ee hisotfao rtrC.yh allheanvgbeee sera ni seadna,dn swers havbee eonff erAenddn. o wth es tudeonfat e sthehtiacsas n o pportunittyo viewth ep anoraanmddae cifdohere rsTheel trfa.d itional oqfau eessti­ons theticsd on ogto a waThyey. arpee renAnnidta hliis.ws h aatn swtheerq su es­ tionWh,y reoathrdi nakb oausetteh ticsQ?u estioanbso und-ianndso iudtsei de thei votroyw eorsfth ea cadeBmuythte. a nsweorffse rteodd taothy o spee r­ sistqeunets tiaorvneas ri aneddm anAyn.dth eo ptioonffse rteothd e r eader ofa estheatirricsec ihn deed. Ih avoen loyn oeth etars bke fowrebe e gina ne xaminaotiftho enW estern traditioofan e sthettiocs saa:yw oradb othuet" Westtrearnd"i tiSounr.e ly therhea bse emnu cphh ilosothpahihtca absle lesyna aibdo artu tan db ea,u ty anadgr eadte aolfi itos u tsiodroe n th ep eriphoefthr eyW esttrearnd ition. Onen eeodn llyo otkoth ev astnoefths esh istoofar rtoy fe astAseirnat or ec­ ognizeth atth eriems u cmho rteop hilhoiszoaipbngoart u tth ani csa ptured juisntht e W esIt .m enthitisof notw ro r easFoinrsthis.stb ,o owikl nlo cto ver theb reaodfath lp lhi losopahibozuiatnrt Ig.n deseedr,id oouusbth tsa stu cah taski esv epno ssibleS eacbooinunitddrs ,.e commentdothe eds erioauess ­ thetithicn kethra ns hceo nslioodkinegri nttroa ditioountssio dfthie s o neI.t ilsi mittiothinkn g thatth etr aditioonfinen dosn esienisl aflth le rise.Th e worilbsdi angd,th eh istoofthr ewy o rilbsdi ggsetilrl S.oa ftoenrre e athidss booankd,a ftero neun derstathinsdtr sa dition-probowna-bthleyn one's onmei gthinkht aboluoto kinagto therre southrocsethesa ,td escorithbeer traditions.

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