Description
Scruton examines and rejects various attempts made by recent philosophers to demarcate the realm of aesthetic judgment. He argues that the logic of aesthetic judgment does not suffice to distinguish what is "aesthetic" from what is not, for aesthetic judgments must be explained in terms of the conditions for their acceptance rather than the conditions for their truth. These "acceptance conditions" can be understood only if we first know what is meant by aesthetic experience. This theory attempts to show how aesthetic experience can be regarded as autonomous, even though it is intimately connected with ordinary experience, and is indeed dependent on ordinary experience for its full description.
Book Information
ISBN 9781587310324
Author Roger Scruton
Format Paperback
Imprint St Augustine's Press
Publisher St Augustine's Press
Weight(grams) 388g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 148mm * 19mm