Exam 7: Aesthetics

A definition of art cannot help us tell art from nonart.

Aesthetics deals with objects that are

Hume believes that there is a difference in aesthetic quality between the works of Ogilby and Milton.

The view that art is defined by its form is known as

For Aristotle, the poet's job is saying not what did happen but what

Leo Tolstoy says that art is

How does Plato's view of aesthetics differ from Aristotle's? Which is more plausible?

Hume says that the attributes of a piece of art are not in the object itself but in

What gives an object aesthetic value? Is an object still art if it features excellent design and composition yet serves no significant social function?

Hume says anyone paying attention would see that the works of Ogilby and Milton are

Tolstoy defined art as expression.

Arthur Danto thought that Warhol's "Brillo Box" was not art.

Ovid declares that the arts are useless.

Some philosophers argue that nothing can be objectively beautiful.

Critique David Hume's subjectivist view of art.

Plato and Aristotle were both objectivists.

Are there objects that do not or can never qualify as art? If so, why? If not, then what does that imply about the nature of art?

An important formal characteristic of art is

The view that the aesthetic properties of an art object are solely in the eye of the beholder is known as

Danto is probably best known for his