A semantic solution to the problem with aesthetic testimony

Andow, J. (2015) A semantic solution to the problem with aesthetic testimony. Acta Analytica, 30 (2). pp. 211-218. ISSN 0353-5150 doi: 10.1007/s12136-014-0238-4

Abstract/Summary

There is something peculiar about aesthetic testimony. It seems more difficult to gain knowledge of aesthetic properties based solely upon 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 aesthetic value/judgement. If aesthetic predicates are given a non-invariantist semantics, we can explain the supposed peculiar difficulty with aesthetic testimony.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/42078
Identification Number/DOI	10.1007/s12136-014-0238-4
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Arts, Humanities and Social Science > School of Humanities > Philosophy
Uncontrolled Keywords	Aesthetics; Testimony; Intuitions; Relativism; Contextualism; Truth
Publisher	Springerlink
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