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| Aesthetics: aesthetics is generally the doctrine of perception in the philosophical tradition. In the narrower sense it is the investigation of the question of why we find certain things beautiful or ugly. Here, historical changes as well as cultural differences are taken into account. In modernity, the question of the enlightenment effect and the social power of works of art has also become relevant. See also art, works of art, beauty, perception, society, autonomy, recognition._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Pierre Bourdieu on Aesthetics - Dictionary of Arguments
I 57 Aesthetics/perception/Bourdieu: Aesthetic attitude: with the aesthetic approach, it is recognized that every legitimate work of art effectively asserts the forms of its own perception. However, this does not imply that a certain mode of perception is assumed. This would mean succumbing to the illusion on which the artistic legitimacy is based. Rather, it is a question of measuring all social actors, whether deliberately or unintentionally, against these norms. >Artwork/Panofsky. I 59 Art contemplation/Bourdieu: From now on, viewing art must - if it is not to appear as merely a decisionist and thus suspect affirmation of this absolute power - contain a reflexive moment of scholarship, which may well be detrimental to the illusion of direct enlightenment.... I 83/84 Barbaric Taste/Kant: The taste is still barbaric at any time, where it needs the admixture of the stimuli and guides for pleasure, even making them the yardstick of his applause.(1) >Taste. I 85 Bourdieu: A piece of reality worthy of being immortalized, glorified by holding on to it. This is the basis of that "barbaric taste", which... only acknowledges this one thing: the realistic, i.e. the respectful, modest and obedient representation of objects that are predestined for this purpose by their beauty and their social significance. 1. I. Kant, Critique of Judgement, Bd. IX, Frankfurt/M. p. 138._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Bourd I P. Bourdieu La distinction. Critique sociale du jugement, Paris 1979 German Edition: Die feinen Unterschiede. Kritik der gesellschaftlichen Urteilskraft Frankfurt/M. 1987 |
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