Combining Philosophers
Ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Stephen Davies and Aristotle
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21. Aesthetics / A. Aesthetic Experience / 2. Aesthetic Attitude
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Aesthetic experience involves perception, but also imagination and understanding [Davies,S]
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21. Aesthetics / A. Aesthetic Experience / 3. Taste
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The faculty of 'taste' was posited to explain why only some people had aesthetic appreciation [Davies,S]
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21. Aesthetics / A. Aesthetic Experience / 4. Beauty
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We choose things for their fineness, their advantage, or for pleasure [Aristotle]
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21. Aesthetics / A. Aesthetic Experience / 5. Natural Beauty
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Nothing contrary to nature is beautiful [Aristotle]
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Pentathletes look the most beautiful, because they combine speed and strength [Aristotle]
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21. Aesthetics / A. Aesthetic Experience / 6. The Sublime
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The sublime is negative in awareness of insignificance, and positive in showing understanding [Davies,S]
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