There is something peculiar about aesthetic testimony. It seems more di cult to gain knowledge of aesthetic properties based solely upon aesthetic testimony than it is in the case of other types of property. In this paper, I argue that we can provide an adequate explanation at the level of the semantics of aesthetic language without defending any substantive thesis in epistemology or about aest...

The virtually unprecedented popularity of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) in the United States and England was no less marked in France, as evidenced among other things by the commercial success of the eleven French translations that were produced within the period of ten months after its original publication. This and other indications of the significance of Stowe's novel for ...

Aesthetic perception and judgement are not merely cognitive processes, but also involve feelings. Therefore, the empirical study of these experiences requires conceptualization and measurement of aesthetic emotions. Despite the long-standing interest in such emotions, we still lack an assessment tool to capture the broad range of emotions that occur in response to the perceived aesthetic appeal...

Against the background of a widespread language skepticism among film theorists and practitioners, this article aims to highlight evocative potential spoken words in cinema. Focusing on an aesthetic device dubbed ‘suggestive verbalization’, it demonstrates how character speech can powerfully appeal spectator’s sensory imagination: allows viewers imagine – various modes something they do not see...

W artykule przedstawiono najważniejsze koncepcje wychowania estetycznego w Królestwie Polskim u schyłku XIX i na początku XX w. Analizie poddano zarówno znane już teksty pedagogów teoretyków sztuki, jak te, które dotychczas nie były przedmiotem badań historyczno-pedagogicznych. Ponieważ edukacja estetyczna stanowi jeden z zasadniczych kierunków nowoczesnego autorki przedstawiły związki między p...

Visual logic is the most basic logic principle that human beings’ aesthetic taste is based on. Through conducting search on aesthetic taste, we found out the common rule for aesthetic evolution, which is also an evolution process in a sense of meaning. Firstly, visual system apperceives aesthetic objects in a mode similar to computer searches. In the process of apperception, visual system is co...