Aesthetics and the Sciences of Mind

Greg Currie (University of York), Matthew Kieran (University of Leeds), Aaron Meskin (University of Leeds) , Jon Robson (University of Nottingham)

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Oxford University Press
15 December 2017

Art & Architecture; Theory of art; Philosophy: aesthetics; Psychology; Neurosciences

Through much of the twentieth century, philosophical thinking about works of art, design, and other aesthetic products has emphasized intuitive and reflective methods, often tied to the idea that philosophy's business is primarily to analyze concepts. This 'philosophy from the armchair' approach contrasts with methods used by psychologists, sociologists, evolutionary thinkers, and others who study the making and reception of the arts empirically. How far should philosophers be sensitive to the results of these studies? Is their own largely a priori method basically flawed? Are their views on aesthetic value, interpretation, imagination, and the emotions of art to be rethought in the light of best science? The essays in this volume seek answers to these questions, many through detailed studies of problems traditionally regarded as philosophical but where empirical inquiry seems to be shedding interesting light. No common view is looked for or found in this volume: a number of authors argue that the current enthusiasm for scientific approaches to aesthetics is based on a misunderstanding of the philosophical enterprise and sometimes on misinterpretation of the science; others suggest various ways that philosophy can and should accommodate and sometimes yield to the empirical approach. The editors provide a substantial introduction which sets the scene historically and conceptually before summarizing the claims and arguments of the essays.

Edited by: Greg Currie (University of York), Matthew Kieran (University of Leeds), Aaron Meskin (University of Leeds), Jon Robson (University of Nottingham)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 157mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 416g
ISBN: 9780199669646
ISBN 10: 0199669643
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 15 December 2017
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Gregory Currie, Matthew Kieran, Aaron Meskin and Jon Robson: Introduction Part I: Method 1: Dominic McIver Lopes: Feckless Reason 2: Sherri Irvin: Is Aesthetic Experience Possible? 3: David Davies: 'This is Your Brain on Art': What Can Philosophy of Art Learn from Neuroscience? 4: Fabian Dorsch: The Limits of Aesthetic Empiricism 5: Bence Nanay: Philosophy of Perception as a Guide to Aesthetics 6: Christy Mag Uidhir and Cameron Buckner: Portrait of the Artist as an Aesthetic Expert Part II: First Order Issues 7: Jesse Prinz: Seeing with Feeling 8: Noël Carroll: The Arts, Emotion, and Evolution 9: Jonathan Weinberg: All Your Desires in One Box 10: Kathleen Stock: Physiological Evidence and the Paradox of Fiction 11: Stacie Friend: Believing in Stories Index

Greg Currie taught for many years in New Zealand and Australia. He now teaches at the University of York. His most recent book is Narratives and Narrators (OUP, 2010) and he is now working on a book on literary representations of mind. Matthew Kieran is Professor of Philosophy and the Arts at the University of Leeds. He is the author of numerous articles and books such as Revealing Art (2005) which has been translated into various languages including Chinese and Korean. His wider philosophical interests include creativity, art, psychology, and ethics. Aaron Meskin is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Leeds. He is the author of numerous journal articles and book chapters on aesthetics and other philosophical subjects. He co-edited Aesthetics: A Comprehensive Anthology (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007) and The Art of Comics: A Philosophical Approach (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012). Jon Robson is a teaching associate at the University of Nottingham, having previously served as a postdoctoral fellow on the AHRC project 'Method in Philosophical Aesthetics: the Challenge from the Sciences'. He has published papers in a range of subjects including the epistemology of aesthetic judgements, the philosophy of videogames, and the beauty of God.

Reviews for Aesthetics and the Sciences of Mind

.. .this is a valuable volume with some useful examples and you can mine it--quite deeply in some cases--for some insight in how empirical evidence can help, or not, with philosophical aesthetics. -- Philosophy in Review .. .this is a valuable volume with some useful examples and you can mine it--quite deeply in some cases--for some insight in how empirical evidence can help, or not, with philosophical aesthetics. -- Philosophy in Review