Árbol InteriorThe project Aesthetics
The video is in Spanish. The introduction and further reading are available in English.
What is aesthetics? The philosophy behind what we call beautiful
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Watch Aesthetics directly on YouTube (Spanish)An introduction to the topic
A painting, a song or a landscape can hold our attention. Aesthetics asks what happens in these experiences and how we discuss their value. What is the difference between saying we like something and arguing that it has qualities other people could recognise? Beauty, taste, experience and art are related, but the terms are not interchangeable. The suggested reading maps these differences and the debates that arise when we try to justify our judgements.
Further reading
The Concept of the Aesthetic · Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy · In English.
Optional further study: this reading is not required to understand the video.