The Poets of Our Lives
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21351471 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kenneth Walden (0000-0002-5144-4563, corresponding author), Journal Of Philosophy Inc |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 121 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 277-297 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Philosophy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-362X • E-ISSN: 1939-8549 |
| Publisher | Philosophy Documentation Center (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5840/jphil2024121520 |
| OpenAlex | W4399983352 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This article proposes a role for aesthetic judgment in our practical thought. The role is related to those moments when practical reason seems to give out, when it fails to yield a judgment about what to do in the face of a choice we cannot avoid. I argue that these impasses require agents to create, but that not any creativity will do. For we cannot regard a response to one of these problems as arbitrary or capricious if we want to act on it. We must instead regard that response as justified by the problem itself. I suggest that this combination of creativity and normativity is characteristic of aesthetic judgment and this makes it a promising candidate for making these very difficult choices
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |