Central concepts of aesthetics: a proposal for their application

Essay from the year 1999 in the subject Philosophy - Practical (Ethics, Aesthetics, Culture, Nature, Right, ...), grade: keine, , course: Acta Humanistica, Humanities S. No. 26 (1999) 203-222, language: English, abstract: Contents:

I. Prior Attempts at Sub-Dividing Aesthetic Concepts

II. Some Preliminary Questions:

1. How Do We Use the Term ¿Art¿?

2. What Is The Difference Between ¿Art Object¿ and ¿Aesthetic Object¿?

3. If the ¿aesthetic¿ and ¿artistic¿ values of an artifact are not the same, what is their relevancy for original works of art and their perfect copies?

4. Can Art - In Spite Of Its Dependency On The ¿Art World¿ and On Its Recipients - Contain Generally Valid Meaning?

III. The Central Concepts ¿aesthetic - artistic - beautiful¿

IV. Intersections Of the Central Concepts

V. The Nomenclature Of Aesthetic Qualities, Experiences, And Objects

VI. Summary In The Form Of Suggestions