This book seeks to fill a void in contemporary aesthetics scholarship by considering the cognitive features that make the aesthetic and artistic worthy of philosophical study. Aesthetic cognition has been largely abandoned by analytical philosophy, which instead tends to focus its attention on the 'non-exhibited' properties of artwork or issues concerning semantic and syntactic structure. The Cognitive Basis of Aesthetics innovatively seeks to correct the marginalization of aesthetics in analytical philosophy by reinterpreting aesthetic cognition through an integration of Ernst Cassirer's philosophy of symbolic forms with Paul Crowther's theory of imagination and philosophy of art. This integration has three important outcomes: 1) it explains why the aesthetic and artistic constitute a unique form of knowledge; 2) it shows the role this plays in the formation of aesthetics as a discipline; and 3) it describes why aesthetic cognition is so deeply engaging. This book's unique theoretical approach engages with important works of visual, conceptual, and digital art, as well as literature, music, and theatre.
| ISBN: | 9781138652149 |
| Publication date: | 25th April 2016 |
| Author: | Elena Fell |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 180 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy |
| Genres: |
Philosophy: aesthetics Western philosophy from c 1800 Philosophy of mind History of art Literary studies: general Psychology: emotions Cognition and cognitive psychology Philosophy of science Music The arts: general topics |
This book seeks to fill a void in contemporary aesthetics scholarship by considering the cognitive features that make the aesthetic and artistic worthy of philosophical study. Aesthetic cognition has been largely abandoned by analytical philosophy, which instead tends to focus its attention on the 'non-exhibited' properties of artwork or issues concerning semantic and syntactic structure. The Cognitive Basis of Aesthetics innovatively seeks to correct the marginalization of aesthetics in analytical philosophy by reinterpreting aesthetic cognition through an integration of Ernst Cassirer's philosophy of symbolic forms with Paul Crowther's theory of imagination and philosophy of art. This integration has three important outcomes: 1) it explains why the aesthetic and artistic constitute a unique form of knowledge; 2) it shows the role this plays in the formation of aesthetics as a discipline; and 3) it describes why aesthetic cognition is so deeply engaging. This book's unique theoretical approach engages with important works of visual, conceptual, and digital art, as well as literature, music, and theatre.
The Cognitive Basis of Aesthetics features in the following genres: Philosophy: aesthetics, Western philosophy from c 1800, Philosophy of mind, History of art, Literary studies: general, Psychology: emotions, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Philosophy of science, Music, The arts: general topics
The Cognitive Basis of Aesthetics is available in Hardback
The Cognitive Basis of Aesthetics was written by Elena Fell and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
The Cognitive Basis of Aesthetics has 180 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy series
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