PHILOSOPHY / Aesthetics

Current paper · Semantic Scholar

This paper explores the mechanism and metaphysics of aesthetic experience according to the 10th–11th-century Sanskrit nondual Pratyabhijñā Śaiva philosopher Abhinavagupta. It contributes to the global history of aesthetics by showing how the same mechanism, apoha (exclusion), accounts for both art appreciation and artistic creation in Abhinavagupta’s work. Examining the technical elements of this mechanism from Ab…

Reference · Wikidata

Sub-project of WikiProject Philosophy

Image · Europeana

Book · DOAB

An original exploration of the role of aesthetics in contemporary design, uniquely combining philosophical aesthetics and cultural analysis of design.As a product of human ingenuity, design functions as an artificial interface through which we meet the world. While the ubiquity of design seems to render it imperceptible, when we truly reflect on design, we see that it is inextricably entwined with our experience of …

Full text · Open Library

In this group of essays, Sartre considers the nature and meaning of art, the function of the artist, and the relation of art and artist to the human condition. Offering extensive analyses of Giacometti, Tintoretto, Calder and Lapoujade, he examines the relationship of the artist's work to the challenges of his era. Sartre also broadens his perspective with references to Titian, Raphael, Michelangelo and many others.

Image · DPLA

Design