Abhinavagupta
in Encyclopedia of Aesthetics
January 1998; published online January 2008.
Reference Entry. Subjects: aesthetics and philosophy of art. 2981 words.
(tenth to eleventh century), medieval Indian philosopher.
Besides being an aesthete and a Tantric mystic, Abhinavagupta was a prolific
About Taste
in Approach to Aesthetics
May 2001; published online November 2003.
Chapter. Subjects: aesthetics and philosophy of art. 827 words.
The programmatic 2-page Ch. 4 reinforces the importance of taste as an ability to discern the aesthetic qualities of things and taste as an ability to recognise aesthetic merit and make judgements of...
Abstract Expressionism
in Encyclopedia of Aesthetics
January 1998; published online January 2008.
Reference Entry. Subjects: aesthetics and philosophy of art. 4219 words.
The art movement known as Abstract Expressionism was characterized by gestural and/or nonobjective paintings and direct-welded metal sculptures. Also known
Abstraction
in Encyclopedia of Aesthetics
January 1998; published online January 2008.
Reference Entry. Subjects: aesthetics and philosophy of art. 2115 words.
In its aesthetic use, the term abstraction refers to a historical style, primarily in the visual arts, in which representational
The Acquaintance Principle
in The British Journal of Aesthetics
October 2003; published online October 2003.
Journal Article. Subjects: aesthetics and philosophy of art. 0 words.
The Acquaintance Principle maintains that aesthetic knowledge must be acquired through first‐hand experience of the object of knowledge and cannot be transmitted from person to person. This...
The Acquaintance Principle, Aesthetic Autonomy, and Aesthetic Appreciation
in The British Journal of Aesthetics
April 2012; published online April 2012.
Journal Article. Subjects: aesthetics and philosophy of art. 8424 words.
The acquaintance principle (AP) and the view it expresses have recently been tied to a debate surrounding the possibility of aesthetic testimony, which, plainly put, deals with the question whether...
Action
in Philosophy
Published online May 2011.
Article. Subjects: philosophy; aesthetics and philosophy of art; epistemology; feminist philosophy; history of Western philosophy; metaphysics; moral philosophy; non-Western philosophy; philosophy of language; philosophy of law; philosophy of mathematics and logic; philosophy of mind; philosophy of religion; philosophy of science; social and political philosophy. 6260 words.
The philosophy of action shares with its topic a certain uncertainty of location. Is action located inside the mind or outside the mind—or does it in some way belong to both domains...
Action and Agency
in Antithetical Arts
March 2009; published online May 2009.
Chapter. Subjects: aesthetics and philosophy of art. 14735 words.
This chapter begins by stating the ‘problem’ of absolute music: what it is in or about absolute music that gives what appears, at least, to be the same kind of deep satisfaction that the other arts,...
Action, Art, History: Engagements with Arthur C. Danto
in The British Journal of Aesthetics
January 2008; published online January 2008.
Journal Article. Subjects: aesthetics and philosophy of art. 1270 words.
Action Worth Watching: Plot
in The Necessity of Theater
September 2008; published online May 2008.
Chapter. Subjects: aesthetics and philosophy of art. 5513 words.
Live pornography and football games belong to theater, but they are defective in plot, because their action is not worth watching for the time that they take. An audience may lose interest in the...