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Reflections On An Aesthetics Of Touch, Smell And Taste, Mădălina Diaconu
Reflections On An Aesthetics Of Touch, Smell And Taste, Mădălina Diaconu
Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)
Modern aesthetics regards sight and hearing as the only senses which were able to produce art. Touch, smell and taste might offer pleasant stimuli, but can never achieve the status of art objects. What are the arguments for this rejection, and are they still sustainable? This paper focuses on the general and specific difficulties of forming an aesthetics of touch, smell and taste; some can be overcome, while others are still waiting for a proper answer. At the same time, artistic movements, as well as changes in recent discussions of the aesthetics of everyday life prove the necessity of extending …
Musical Experience As Aesthetic: What Cost The Label?, Wayne Bowman
Musical Experience As Aesthetic: What Cost The Label?, Wayne Bowman
Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)
This brief essay draws upon a number of themes introduced in Carolyn Korsmeyer's recent book Gender and Aesthetics: An Introduction (New York: Routledge, 2004; ISBN: 0415266599). It does not attempt a comprehensive or critical review of her book; instead it focuses selectively on certain of her points in order to raise concerns of some significance to the music education discipline and, perhaps, to philosophical aesthetics. [1]