When used with regard to aesthetic inquiries prior to the nineteenth century, the concept of “aesthetic experience” is subjected to the criticism of those who consider its 'a posteriori' application illegitimate. At the same time, it seems undeniable that the concept was already present and developed during the 18th century: in particular, among British empiricists. For David Hume, the concept of experience results for many reasons foundational to his aesthetic reflection, especially when analyzed from the perspective of relation/contrast with the question of aesthetic judgment, alongside with the complex dialectical tension to which it gives rise between subjective aesthetic judgment and objective critical evaluation, individual appreciation and social taste, rational and sentimental reaction.

Andrea Gatti (2023). David Hume's epistemologies of aesthetic experience. STUDI DI ESTETICA, 25(1), 1-14 [10.7413/1825864628].

David Hume's epistemologies of aesthetic experience

Andrea Gatti
2023

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When used with regard to aesthetic inquiries prior to the nineteenth century, the concept of “aesthetic experience” is subjected to the criticism of those who consider its 'a posteriori' application illegitimate. At the same time, it seems undeniable that the concept was already present and developed during the 18th century: in particular, among British empiricists. For David Hume, the concept of experience results for many reasons foundational to his aesthetic reflection, especially when analyzed from the perspective of relation/contrast with the question of aesthetic judgment, alongside with the complex dialectical tension to which it gives rise between subjective aesthetic judgment and objective critical evaluation, individual appreciation and social taste, rational and sentimental reaction.
2023
Andrea Gatti (2023). David Hume's epistemologies of aesthetic experience. STUDI DI ESTETICA, 25(1), 1-14 [10.7413/1825864628].
Andrea Gatti
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