Unit 2: Optional theme — Aesthetics
Topic 2.3: Aesthetic experience and judgement Questions
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The core puzzle about beauty in this micro is:
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For Hume, what makes someone a BETTER judge of beauty?
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Abhinavagupta's 'sahṛdaya' is:
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'Taste', in aesthetics, means:
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Aesthetic experience is best described as:
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The beholder's share sharpens 'does art need a viewer?' by suggesting:
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The 'sublime' names:
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True or false? The example of learning to enjoy jazz suggests taste is entirely inborn.
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On the claim 'taste is ENTIRELY determined by culture', the best §B strategy is to:
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Calling something beautiful differs from saying 'I like salty snacks' because:
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Gombrich's 'beholder's share' is the idea that:
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Kant's 'subjective universality' means a judgement of beauty:
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How does Kant's puzzle deepen Hume's account of taste?
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The 'painting no one ever sees' example raises the question:
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The 'noise becomes gripping music' example is evidence that:
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True or false? For Kant, you could settle every dispute about beauty by handing someone a checklist.
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To say taste is 'culturally conditioned' means it is:
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Hume's 'standard of taste' says that:
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True or false? For Hume, saying beauty is a response in us means all tastes are equally good.
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True or false? On the 'beholder's share' view, the viewer helps complete the artwork.
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