Early Theoretical Models for the Aesthetic Analysis of Non-Art Objects
The paper takes interest in some of the conditions that made possible the development of everyday aesthetics in contemporary philosophy. It explains why certain positions in the aesthetics of the 20th century needed countering in order to satisfactorily take into account contemporary art, and it sho...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Rosenberg & Sellier
2016-12-01
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| Series: | Rivista di Estetica |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/estetica/1334 |
| Summary: | The paper takes interest in some of the conditions that made possible the development of everyday aesthetics in contemporary philosophy. It explains why certain positions in the aesthetics of the 20th century needed countering in order to satisfactorily take into account contemporary art, and it shows that two of the main traits of 20th-century aesthetics that had to be overcome are a specific form of aestheticism and anthropocentrism. By providing several examples (or models) of how the latter task may be accomplished, I argue that the focus of aesthetics need not anymore be art in its traditional forms exclusively, but can also move toward the realm of non-art objects such as the environment and, in some extreme cases, all that is perceivable. |
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| ISSN: | 0035-6212 2421-5864 |