Aesthetic Testimony

Author : Jonathan Robson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192862952
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Aesthetic Testimony written by Jonathan Robson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2023-02-07 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aesthetic judgements that are formed on the basis of testimony are commonly held to be defective, illegitimate, or otherwise problematic. This book assesses the debate surrounding aesthetic testimony and argues for the surprising conclusion that this widespread view is mistaken. Aesthetic testimony is in no way inferior as a source of judgement when compared to either first-hand aesthetic judgement or testimony concerning non-aesthetic matters. Alongside establishing this position (an extreme form of 'optimism' concerning aesthetic testimony), Jon Robson also responds to the most prominent arguments for the opposing view ('pessimism' concerning aesthetic testimony). Along the way, it also re-examines our understanding of the norms which govern both judgement and assertion in aesthetics.

Author : Jon Robson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192677519
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Aesthetic Testimony written by Jon Robson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022-10-31 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aesthetic judgements that are formed on the basis of testimony are commonly held to be defective, illegitimate, or otherwise problematic. This book assesses the debate surrounding aesthetic testimony and argues for the surprising conclusion that this widespread view is mistaken. Aesthetic testimony is in no way inferior as a source of judgement when compared to either first-hand aesthetic judgement or testimony concerning non-aesthetic matters. Alongside establishing this position (an extreme form of 'optimism' concerning aesthetic testimony), Jon Robson also responds to the most prominent arguments for the opposing view ('pessimism' concerning aesthetic testimony). Along the way, it also re-examines our understanding of the norms which govern both judgement and assertion in aesthetics.

Author : Jakob Lothe
Publisher : Theory Interpretation Narrativ
ISBN 13 : 9780814251829
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book After Testimony written by Jakob Lothe and published by Theory Interpretation Narrativ. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "“After Testimony is the first larger collective project that specifically and self-consciously employs narrative theory in its analysis of texts about the Holocaust, an undertaking that, in my opinion, is woefully overdue, especially given the ubiquity of narratological approaches in literary and cultural studies in general. For that reason alone, I think this volume will be of immense importance to the field of Holocaust Studies.” -Erin McGlothlin, associate professor of German and Jewish Studies, Washington University in St. Louis.

Author : Erica Diane Klempner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 139 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beauty, Art and Testimony written by Erica Diane Klempner and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We acquire beliefs on the basis of what others tell us all the time. If you tell me that your house is painted red, chances are that I will simply believe you without question; and if someone asks me what color your house is, I will simply tell her that it is red. Yet we do not seem to accept others’ testimony about beauty and art in the same way. If you tell me that the Taj Mahal is beautiful, or that Middlemarch is a great novel, it would be strange for me simply to adopt your view, even if I have a lot of confidence in your judgment. In order for me to be in a position to believe or to claim that the Taj Mahal is beautiful, or that Middlemarch is a great novel, I must experience these things myself—by going to Agra, or by reading the book. My dissertation explains this apparent resistance to aesthetic testimony. I argue that aesthetic claims carry what is known in linguistics as ‘evidential’ information, to the effect that they are made on the basis of the subject’s firsthand experience. I locate aesthetic claims amongst a slew of other kinds of claims—including personal taste claims, perceptual appearance claims and moral claims—that all carry evidential information of this kind. These claims are loosely connected by having content that is essentially subjective or perspectival in some way, even when, as in the aesthetic and moral cases, there is also some claim to objectivity in play. I offer a detailed explanation in the aesthetic case—specifically for claims about beauty—of how their content comprises both subjective and objective elements. I argue that the evidential information carried by aesthetic claims and the other ‘perspectival’ claims I mention is communicated as conversational implicature, in spite of initial appearances to the contrary. Our apparent resistance to aesthetic testimony thus turns out to be an artifact of the evidential implications of aesthetic language: we often do accept aesthetic testimony, but we must describe our beliefs in a way that does not convey misleading evidential information.

Author : Stephen Davies
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1405169222
Total Pages : 644 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Companion to Aesthetics written by Stephen Davies and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-04-27 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A COMPANION TO AESTHETICS This second edition of A Companion to Aesthetics examines questions that were among the earliest discussed by ancient philosophers, such as the nature of beauty and the relation between morality and art, while also addressing a host of new issues prompted by recent developments in the arts and in philosophy, including coverage of non-Western art traditions and of everyday and environmental aesthetics. The volume also canvases debates regarding the nature of representation, the relation between art and truth, and the criteria for interpretation, which are among the most hotly discussed topics in contemporary philosophy. In this extensively revised and updated edition, 168 alphabetically arranged articles provide comprehensive treatment of the main topics and writers in aesthetics. Major additions include historical overviews from the prehistoric to the present and a section on the individual arts. A Companion to Aesthetics will serve students of philosophy, literary criticism, and cultural studies - as well as the educated general reader - both as a work of reference and, with its many substantial essays, as a guide to the best thinking about the arts from the ancient Greeks to the dawn of the twenty-first century.

Author : Andrew Fisher
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317367723
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to get Philosophy Students Talking written by Andrew Fisher and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-08 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engaging undergraduate students and instigating debate within philosophy seminars is one of the greatest challenges faced by instructors on a daily basis. How to Get Philosophy Students Talking: An Instructor’s Toolkit is an innovative and original resource designed for use by academics looking to help students of all abilities get the most out of their time spent in group discussions. Each chapter features thought experiments, discussion questions and further readings on topics within the following core areas of philosophy: Metaphysics Epistemology Philosophy of Mind Philosophy of Language Philosophy of Religion Philosophy of Science Political Philosophy Normative Ethics Applied Ethics Metaethics Aesthetics Group discussions and debates are a key part of undergraduate study and one of the best ways for students to learn and understand often complex philosophical theories and concepts. This book is an essential toolkit for instructors looking to get the most out of their philosophy students.

Author : Axel Gelfert
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1441193502
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Critical Introduction to Testimony written by Axel Gelfert and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-09-25 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A critical survey of the contemporary philosophical debate about the word of others as a source of knowledge, pointing to areas of future research.

Author : Florian Cova
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350038857
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Advances in Experimental Philosophy of Aesthetics written by Florian Cova and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-11-15 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experimental philosophy has blossomed into a variety of philosophical fields including ethics, epistemology, metaphysics and philosophy of language. But there has been very little experimental philosophical research in the domain of philosophical aesthetics. Advances to Experimental Philosophy of Aesthetics introduces this burgeoning research field, presenting it both in its unity and diversity, and determining the nature and methods of an experimental philosophy of aesthetics. Addressing a wide variety of empirical claims that are of interest to philosophers and psychologists, a team of authors from different disciplines tackle traditional and new problems in aesthetics, including the nature of aesthetic properties and norms, the possibility of aesthetic testimony, the role of emotions and moral judgment in art appreciation, the link between art and language, and the role of intuitions in philosophical aesthetics. Interacting with other disciplines such as moral psychology and linguistics, it demonstrates how philosophical aesthetics can integrate empirical methods and discover new ways of approaching core problems. Advances to Experimental Philosophy of Aesthetics is an important contribution to understanding aesthetics in the 21st century.

Author : Sven Bernecker
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1136882014
Total Pages : 938 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Routledge Companion to Epistemology written by Sven Bernecker and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2011-01-19 with total page 938 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Epistemology, the philosophy of knowledge, is at the core of many of the central debates and issues in philosophy, interrogating the notions of truth, objectivity, trust, belief and perception. The Routledge Companion to Epistemology provides a comprehensive and the up-to-date survey of epistemology, charting its history, providing a thorough account of its key thinkers and movements, and addressing enduring questions and contemporary research in the field. Organized thematically, the Companion is divided into ten sections: Foundational Issues, The Analysis of Knowledge, The Structure of Knowledge, Kinds of Knowledge, Skepticism, Responses to Skepticism, Knowledge and Knowledge Attributions, Formal Epistemology, The History of Epistemology, and Metaepistemological Issues. Seventy-eight chapters, each between 5000 and 7000 words and written by the world’s leading epistemologists, provide students with an outstanding and accessible guide to the field. Designed to fit the most comprehensive syllabus in the discipline, this text will be an indispensible resource for anyone interested in this central area of philosophy. The Routledge Companion to Epistemology is essential reading for students of philosophy.

Author : Alexandra S. Moore
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031376560
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Guantánamo Artwork and Testimony of Moath Al-Alwi written by Alexandra S. Moore and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-10-22 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deaf Walls Speak presents an insider’s view of artmaking in Guantánamo, the world’s most notorious prison, as self-expression and protest, and to stage a fundamental human rights claim that has been denied by law and politics: the right to be recognized as human. The book juxtaposes detainee artist Moath al-Alwi’s testimony and artwork with essays that situate his work within legal, political, aesthetic, and material contexts to demonstrate that artwork at Guantánamo constitutes important forms of material witnessing to human rights abuses perpetrated and denied by the U.S. government.