Epistemic and Aesthetic Conflict
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9467918 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zoe Jenkins (0000-0001-5619-0892, Washington University in St. Louis, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 457-479 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal of Aesthetics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0904 • E-ISSN: 1468-2842 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/aesthj/ayac074 |
| OpenAlex | W4381545852 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 68 |
Do epistemic and aesthetic values ever conflict? The answer might appear to be no, given that background knowledge generally enhances aesthetic experience, and aesthetic experience in turn generates new knowledge. As Keats writes, ‘Beauty is truth, truth beauty’ (Keats, 1996). Contra this line of thought, I argue that epistemic and aesthetic values can conflict when we over-rely on aesthetically enhancing background beliefs. The true and the beautiful can pull in different directions, forcing us to choose between flavours of normativity
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |