An Aesthetic Theory in Four Dimensions: Collingwood and Beyond

• Autorzy: Allinson Robert Elliott
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The purpose of this article is to synthesize four major elements of aesthetic expe- rience that have previously appeared isolated whenever an attempt at conceptualization is made. These four elements are: Immanuel Kant’s disinterested pleasure, Robin G. Collingwood’s emotional expressionism, the present writer’s redemptive emotional experience, and, lastly, Plato’s concept of Beauty. By taking these four abstracted ele- ments as the bedrock for genuine aesthetic experience, this article aims to clarify the proper role of art as distinct from philosophy and intellectualization. Rather than a me- dium conducive to intellectual understanding, it is argued that the sphere these four elements of aesthetic experience demarcate is one in which art leads to an emotional understanding that transforms the human condition and it imbues it with new meaning only to be found in a moment of aesthetic experience.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Kant’s disinterested pleasure; the expression of emotion; Plato’s concept of Beauty; catharsis; Aristotle; Sigmund Freud; Pablo Picasso; Piet Mondrian; Michelangelo

• Wydawca: Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk; Fundacja Filozofia Na Rzecz Dialogu
• Czasopismo: Dialogue and Universalism
• Rocznik: 2019
• Numer: 2
• Strony: 53-64

Twórcy

autor

Allinson Robert Elliott

• Soka University of America, Gandhi Hall 404, 1 University Drive, Aliso Viejo, California 92656, USA