Exam 7: Aesthetics

Aesthetic values have to do with

The view that works of art have objective properties by which we can judge their aesthetic goodness or badness is known as

Aristotle believes that

The study of the feelings and judgments involved in experiencing the arts or other objects deemed beautiful is known as metaphysics.

Danto was an objectivist.

Aesthetic values have to do with right and wrong acts and good and bad persons.

The expression theory defines art as the communication of the artist's feelings and the prompting of others to experience those same feelings.

What is Martin Gardner's argument for the objectivist view of art? Do you agree? Why or why not?

Plato and Aristotle primarily disagree about whether

In the theory of art as representation, to create art objects is to depict or imitate objects in the world-in paint, clay, stone, poetry, or other media.

Hume argues that the criteria for judging aesthetic value are

Hume says that a good tragedy evokes fear and pity.

Hume says that beauty is

Modern theorists point out that representation in art means making an exact copy.

Suzanne Lacy declared that the goal of feminist art was to influence cultural attitudes and transform stereotypes.

Da Vinci's Mona Lisa is

The purging of the emotions of pity and fear by experiencing them vicariously in a theatrical context is known as

Gardner argues that

The notion that beauty is a Platonic Form comes from Aristotle.

Aristotle is a(n)