Philosophy › Section H · Value theory › Topic H.5
Aesthetics
Is beauty in the object or in the eye of the beholder, and what turns a urinal or a soap-pad box into art? Aesthetics studies beauty, taste and art, drawing on Greek, European, Indian and Japanese traditions that answer these questions very differently.
In this topic
- What aesthetics studies
- Objective beauty and the standard of taste
- Kant and aesthetic judgement
- Three theories of art
- Worked example: the Brillo box
- The artworld and institutions
- Interpretation and morality
- Rasa theory
- Japanese and everyday aesthetics
- Worked example: a cracked tea bowl
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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