Sumários

Aesthetic Attitude and Experience

1 Abril 2022, 14:00 Carlos João Correia

1. What is the aesthetic attitude?

Aesthetic vs. Utilitarian emotions

Kant on disinterest

Schopenhauer on disinterest

The feeling of release view

Stolnitz and disinterested attention

Dickie and the myth of the aesthetic attitude

Aesthetic experience and instrumental attention

2. The valuing view of aesthetic experience

Aesthetic experience and valuing of the experience (Iseminger, Scruton)

Problems with the notion of intrinsic value of artistic experience (Carroll)

Aesthetic experience and mere instrumental valuing (Carroll)

The problem of negative aesthetic experiences (and indifferent ones)



What are aesthetic emotions (continued)?

25 Março 2022, 14:00 Carlos João Correia

What are aesthetic emotions (continued)?

1. Clarifying the methodology.
2. Are aesthetic emotions the emotions directed at art works? 
3. Do aesthetic emotions reduce to pleasure in response to beauty?
4. Introducing the key concept of aesthetic attitude.


The emotional power of art and aesthetics: Introduction

18 Março 2022, 14:00 Carlos João Correia

The emotional power of art and aesthetics: Introduction. 
0.1. The nature and importance of emotions in aesthetics. 
0.2. Delineating the issue into 6 topics. 
0.3. Goals of the module.
1. What are aesthetic emotions and experiences? 
1.1. The importance of the concept "aesthetic emotion" for art and aesthetics. 
1.2. Are aesthetic emotions simply emotions elicited by art?


Nelson Goodman e a questão da arte

11 Março 2022, 14:00 Carlos João Correia

Goodman: a função simbólica de referência e os procedimentos específicos da criação artística (exemplificação e expressão).


Danto e a natureza da arte

4 Março 2022, 14:00 Carlos João Correia

Análise da teoria de Arthur C.Danto sobre a natureza da arte.