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Problems in Aesthetics
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What is ART?
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D1: X is art only if X imitates reality. D1: A is art only if A imitates B (where B is reality).
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D1: X is art only if X imitates reality. D1: A is art only if A imitates B (where B is reality). Q1. Is A identical to B? NO!
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Q2*. When do we say that B is good? D1: A is art only if A imitates B (where B is reality).
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Q2*. When do we say that B is good? D1: A is art only if A imitates B (where B is reality).
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Q2*. When do we say that B is good? D1: A is art only if A imitates B (where B is reality).
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D1: A is art only if A imitates B (where B is reality). C1. B is good only if B faithfully imitates A.
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D1: A is art only if A imitates B (where B is reality). C1. B is good only if B faithfully imitates A.
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D1: A is art only if A imitates B (where B is reality). C1. B is good only if B faithfully imitates A.
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Filipino handicrafts
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D1: A is art only if A imitates B (where B is reality). Some artworks do not imitate anything.
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D2: X is art only if X is experienced aesthetically. D2a: X is experienced aesthetically only if X pleases the senses.
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D2: X is art only if X is experienced aesthetically. D2a: X is experienced aesthetically only if X pleases the senses.
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D2: X is art only if X is experienced aesthetically. D2a: X is experienced aesthetically only if X pleases the senses.
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D2*: X is art only if X is made to experienced aesthetically. D2* sidesteps the problem of relativism.
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D2*: X is art only if X is made to experienced aesthetically. D2* sidesteps the problem of relativism.
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D2*: X is art only if X is made to experienced aesthetically. Given D2* anything can be art.
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D3: X is art only if Y (where Y is the art community) says its art.
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D3: X is art only if Y (where Y is the art community) says its art. Q1: What is Y s aesthetic criterion?
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D3: X is art only if Y (where Y is the art community) says its art. Q1: What is Y s aesthetic criterion? Q1*: What makes Y say that X is art?
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D3: X is art only if Y (where Y is the art community) says its art. Q1: What is Y s aesthetic criterion? Q2:
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D3: X is art only if Y (where Y is the art community) says its art. Q1: What is Y s aesthetic criterion? Q2: Who is Y?
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What is Art? The Generality Problem: i. the aesthetic criterion is too broad. ii. the aesthetic criterion is too narrow.
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Mark Anthony Dacela Philosophy Department DLSU
Special thanks to for helping me prepare this presentation: Noelle Leslie dela Cruz Sidney Diamante Beverly Sarza RJ Boyles Paulyn Villafuerte
Problems in Aesthetics
Mark Anthony Dacela Philosophy Department DLSU