Aesthetic Expertise

An Exploration and Defense

Ole Martin Skilleås

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Lexington Books
15 October 2024

History of Art & Design Styles; Phenomenology & Existentialism; Philosophy: aesthetics

In this first ever book-length study of aesthetic expertise, Ole Martin Skilleås outlines the nature and purpose of aesthetic expertise, with particular emphasis on the direction of attention, and examines how aesthetic expertise manifests across diverse roles within aesthetic practices. He discusses the foundations of aesthetic trust via the concept of calibration, thereby developing an outline of social aesthetics using the concept of embedded expertise.

Skilleås distinguishes between practitioners—those who create and perform aesthetically engaging works—and advisors, who educate, enlighten, and make recommendations. Considering the latter roles, Aesthetic Expertise: An Exploration and Defense argues that aesthetics ought to move away from a paradigm centered on critics and reviewers and the idea of a standard of taste, and over to an approach anchored in instruction and the triangulation between instructor, artwork, and learner. This educational interaction is pivotal since not only does it foster a shared language but it tightly links critical reasoning with aesthetic appreciation, guided by perceptual guidance and training. In doing so, it clarifies how meaningful consensus and dissent in aesthetic discourse are possible, underpinning our discussions and critiques of artistic works and their interpretations.

By: Ole Martin Skilleås
Imprint: Lexington Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 237mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 390g
ISBN: 9781498590495
ISBN 10: 1498590497
Pages: 140
Publication Date: 15 October 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgments 1. What Is Aesthetic Expertise? 2. Exploring Aesthetic Expertise 3. Embedded Expertise 4. Motivating Aesthetic Expertise Bibliography About the Autho

Ole Martin Skilleås is professor of philosophy at The University of Bergen.

Reviews for Aesthetic Expertise: An Exploration and Defense

""In this timely, concise and cogently argued book, Ole Martin Skilleås shows how the devaluation of aesthetic expertise results in a significant reduction in the richness and value of our aesthetic and artistic lives. With a judicious combination of empirical and philosophical methods, and drawing widely on Kant and Hume as well as the contemporary literature in philosophical aesthetics, Aesthetic Expertise shows how the acquisition of knowledge and fine-grained aesthetic sensibilities attunes our perception and activates our minds and bodies, leading to a greater awareness and receptivity to the beauty of art and of the world around us. Using examples from music and the arts, but also wine, Skilleås constructs an elegant series of arguments which show how the benefits of trusting to experts are both profound and amply supported by the evidence. The result is a satisfying and accessible book, the lightly-worn wisdom of which reminds us that the old adage - ""in vino veritas"" - remains true in more ways that one.""