nonaesthetic

Part of the value of aesthetic experience lies in experiencing the object in the right way, in a way true to its nonaesthetic properties, so that the aim of understanding and appreciation is fulfilled.

The Concept of the Aesthetic Shelley, James 2009

In modern times, the distinction between "aesthetic" and "nonaesthetic" senses supplements this rank ordering.

Tastes and Pleasures 2007

Let us now consider a negative claim: that there are no interesting nonaesthetic-to-aesthetic laws, rules or principles.

Aesthetic Judgment Zangwill, Nick 2007

We can say that whether something is beautiful does not depend on what we think about it; but it does depend on its nonaesthetic features.

Aesthetic Judgment Zangwill, Nick 2007

Furthermore Sibley claimed that it was distinctive of aesthetic terms or concepts that they were not “condition-governed”, in the sense that they had no nonaesthetic positive criteria for their application.

Aesthetic Judgment Zangwill, Nick 2007

Incidentally, it may be worth mentioning that the notion of an aesthetic judgment should obviously not be elucidated in terms in terms of the idea of a work of art: we make aesthetic judgments about nature and we make nonaesthetic judgments about works of art.

Aesthetic Judgment Zangwill, Nick 2007

By ˜interesting™ laws of taste I mean generalizations to the effects that anything of such and such a nonaesthetic kind is of such and such aesthetic kind, and these generalizations can be used to predict aesthetic properties on the basis of knowledge of nonaesthetic properties.

Aesthetic Judgment Zangwill, Nick 2007

Or we can equally well say that the truth of aesthetic judgements is independent of our aesthetic judgements but it is dependent on nonaesthetic truths.

Aesthetic Judgment Zangwill, Nick 2007

But one cannot think that beauty is bare; it is essential to aesthetic thought to realize that that the aesthetic properties of a thing arise from its nonaesthetic properties.

Aesthetic Judgment Zangwill, Nick 2007

Explores the dependence of aesthetic features on nonaesthetic features.

Aesthetic Judgment Zangwill, Nick 2007