Matthew Strohl
Biographic Data
| ID | 1149853 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Matthew Strohl |
| GIVEN NAMES | Matthew |
| FAMILY NAME | Strohl |
| SIGNATURE | STROHL M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Montana |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0496-9914 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Building a Better Aesthetic Hedonism
Aesthetic hedonism—the view that aesthetic value consists in pleasure—has faced serious objections in recent years, including James Shelley’s influential argument that it cannot account for the possibility of overvaluing an aesthetic object. Shouldn’t a hedonist aim for as much pleasure as possible? We propose an improved version of aesthetic hedonism that focuses on the whole of aesthetic life rather than isolated encounters with aesthetic objec…
This Beauty
Art and painful emotion
This essay updates Aaron Smuts', 2009 Philosophy Compass piece, "Art and Negative Affect" in light of recent work on the topic. The "paradox of painful art" is the general problem of how it is possible to enjoy or value experiences of art that involve painful emotions. It encompasses both the paradox of tragedy and the paradox of horror. Section lays out a taxonomy of solutions to the paradox of painful art and argues that we should opt for a plu…
Art and painful emotion
This essay updates Aaron Smuts', 2009 Philosophy Compass piece, "Art and Negative Affect" in light of recent work on the topic. The "paradox of painful art" is the general problem of how it is possible to enjoy or value experiences of art that involve painful emotions. It encompasses both the paradox of tragedy and the paradox of horror. Section lays out a taxonomy of solutions to the paradox of painful art and argues that we should opt for a plu…
This Beauty
Art and painful emotion
This essay updates Aaron Smuts', 2009 Philosophy Compass piece, "Art and Negative Affect" in light of recent work on the topic. The "paradox of painful art" is the general problem of how it is possible to enjoy or value experiences of art that involve painful emotions. It encompasses both the paradox of tragedy and the paradox of horror. Section lays out a taxonomy of solutions to the paradox of painful art and argues that we should opt for a plu…
Building a Better Aesthetic Hedonism
Aesthetic hedonism—the view that aesthetic value consists in pleasure—has faced serious objections in recent years, including James Shelley’s influential argument that it cannot account for the possibility of overvaluing an aesthetic object. Shouldn’t a hedonist aim for as much pleasure as possible? We propose an improved version of aesthetic hedonism that focuses on the whole of aesthetic life rather than isolated encounters with aesthetic objec…
This Beauty
Aesthetics (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Aesthetic Perception and Analysis (1 work) · Affect (linguistics (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Art history (1 work) · Beauty (1 work)