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Aesthetic Properties, Mind-Independence, and Companions in Guilt [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
I first show how one might argue for a mind-independent conception of beauty and artistic merit. I then discuss whether this makes aesthetic judgements suitable to undermine skeptical worries about the existence of mind-independent moral value and ...
Evers, Daan
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Diderot, Reid e l’esperienza percettiva. Compensazioni sinestetiche, linguistiche ed estetiche

open access: yesItinera, 2021
Sensible qualities, not presumed abstract or pure aesthetic properties, are the main source for the Diderot’s and Reid’s aesthetic theories. Both authors work on the perceptual activity in normal situations and in blind people’s cognitive experience ...
Maurizio Maione
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Geo-Heritage Specific Visibility as an Important Parameter in Geo-Tourism Resource Evaluation

open access: yesGeosciences, 2019
Geological heritage (geo-heritage) is a resource for geoscience, geo-education, and geo-tourism. Geo-tourist attractions differ in their physical visibility, interpretation (clarity), and aesthetic attractiveness.
Anna V. Mikhailenko, Dmitry A. Ruban
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Real and Promoted Aesthetic Properties of Geosites: New Empirical Evidence from SW Russia

open access: yesHeritage, 2021
Aesthetic properties of natural heritage objects are determined by their physical properties. Online promotion of these objects to potential tourists requires adequate representation of these properties on web pages.
Dmitry A. Ruban, Natalia N. Yashalova
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Aesthetics and literature : a problematic relation? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
The paper argues that there is a proper place for literature within aesthetics but that care must be taken in identifying just what the relation is. In characterising aesthetic pleasure associated with literature it is all too easy to fall into reductive
F. Kermode   +23 more
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Up the nose of the beholder? Aesthetic perception in olfaction as a decision-making process [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Is the sense of smell a source of aesthetic perception? Traditional philosophical aesthetics has centered on vision and audition but eliminated smell for its subjective and inherently affective character.
Bailey Aubrey   +7 more
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Aesthetic Comprehension of Abstract and Emotion Concepts: Kant’s Aesthetics Renewed [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
In § 49 of the Critique of the Power of Judgment Kant puts forward a view that the feeling of pleasure in the experience of the beautiful can be stimulated not merely by perceptual properties, but by ideas and thoughts as well.
Küplen, Mojca
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To What Does the Word 'Beauty' Refer?

open access: yesESPES, 2023
Beauty is a particular kind of aesthetic experience. Aesthetic experience can be divided into various categories according to the kind of aesthetic property (beautiful, sublime, elegant, cool, profound, etc.) that is attributed to the object.
James Kirwan
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Beauty and Metaphysics [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
It is shown through examples ranging from Parmenides and Plato to Whitehead and Wittgenstein that beauty is central among the values that have made metaphysical theories appealing and credible.
Hasker, William
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The impact of grey water on yield and aesthetic properties of perennial ryegrass [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Water and Land Development
Selecting optimal turf varieties is crucial for the sustainable management of urban green areas. This study focused on enhancing the overall quality and resilience of urban, suburban, and peri-urban areas.
Marcin Spychała   +6 more
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