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Semantics of aesthetic judgements /

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Are aesthetic judgements simply expressions of personal preference? If two people disagree about the beauty of a painting are both judgements valid or can someone be mistaken about the aesthetic value of an artwork? This volume brings together some of the leading philosophers of art and language to...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Young, James O., 1957- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Aesthetics.
Semantics.
Communication in art.
Semantics
Sémantique.
Communication dans l'art.
semantics.
ART > General.
Aesthetics
Communication in art
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / James O. Young ; Aesthetic adjectives / Louise McNally and Isidora Stojanovic ; Making beautiful truths / Dan López de Sa ; Disputing taste / Dominic McIver Lopes ; Aesthetic negotiation / Tim Sundell ; The semantics of Sibleyan aesthetic judgments / David Davies ; A semantic framework for aesthetic expressions / Berit Brogaard ; Value judgements and standards of normative assessment / Elisabeth Schellekens ; Against the semantic orientation towards aesthetic judgement / Michael J. Raven ; We really shouldn't be having this conversation / Carl Matheson