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Quasi-realism, acquaintance, and the normative claims of aesthetic judgement.
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Published
| Journal publication date | 07/2004 |
|---|---|
| Journal | The British Journal of Aesthetics |
| Journal number | 3 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Pages | 277-296 |
| Original language | English |
Abstract
My primary aim in this paper is to outline a quasi-realist theory of aesthetic judgement. Robert Hopkins has recently argued against the plausibility of this project because he claims that quasi-realism cannot explain a central component of any expressivist understanding of aesthetic judgements, namely their supposed ‘autonomy’. I argue against Hopkins’s claims by contending that Roger Scruton’s aesthetic attitude theory, centred on his account of the imagination, provides us with the means to develop a plausible quasi-realist account of aesthetic judgement. Finally, I respond to two recent attempts to discredit the validity of the notion of aesthetic autonomy. I claim that both fail adequately to address the underlying non-realist motivations and justifications for maintaining the principle.
Bibliographic note
RAE_import_type : Journal article RAE_uoa_type : Philosophy