PHL 317K Lecture 13: Kant on Genius and Intention
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Kant on artistic beauty and artistic genius: theories of humor (linked to another aesthetic value besides beauty - humorousness). The superiority theory we feel superior to what we laugh at. The relief theory we laugh when we feel relief from some kind of tension. The incongruity theory we laugh when things that don"t fit together are juxtaposed. An artist can"t necessarily explain how s/he comes by creative ideas. https://www. evernote. com/home. action?login=true#n=741d0dfb 189d 4956 8465 087d8fe09d76&b=5fbbfd67 f247 4284 a774 7b2ce1833230&ses=4&sh=1&sds The (cid:321)intentional fallacy(cid:322) (a term coined by wimsatt and beardsley) is believing that the artist"s intentions determine the meaning of the work. Wimsatt and beardsley thought so, and they point out that we can"t directly examine artists" intentions, and if this is so they don"t provide a basis for judgment. Another is: are artists" intentions the basis for judging their works? https://www. evernote. com/home. action?login=true#n=741d0dfb 189d 4956 8465 087d8fe09d76&b=5fbbfd67 f247 4284 a774 7b2ce1833230&ses=4&sh=1&sds
