Aesthetic Interest and Art
Aesthetic interest is the attention paid to the perceptual aspects of the world, focusing on surface appearances. Aesthetic interest may be directed at a variety of man made and natural objects, perceived by any of the five senses. For example, we may enjoy looking at a mountain range, listening to the sounds of birds singing, smelling fresh flowers, feeling the texture of springy heather when we touch it or the taste of fine wine. It is important to realise that aesthetic interest may be either positive or negative, to varying degrees, ranging from the mildly pleasurable to extreme enthusiasm or from mild distaste to complete disgust.Aesthetic interest can take various forms and different objects can be aesthetically appealing for contrasting reasons. For example, we may marvel at the formal arrangement of a man made construction such as Stonehenge whilst also appreciate high, jagged mountain ranges for their lack of form and random nature. These are examples of objects that are commonly appreciated aesthetically for the reasons given, however individuals may appreciate an object’s beauty for their own reasons. Immanuel Kant in his “Critique of Aesthetic Judgement” offered a fundamental account of aesthetic interest. He fi
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