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There is no aesthetic experience of the genuine

Authors

WINDSOR Mark Richard

Year of publication 2023
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source ANALYSIS
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Arts

Citation
Web https://doi.org/10.1093/analys/anac101
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/analys/anac101
Keywords Aesthetic qualities, genuineness, aesthetic properties
Description Many hold that aesthetic appreciation is sensitive to the authenticity or genuineness of an object. In a recent body of work, Carolyn Korsmeyer has defended the claim that genuineness itself is an aesthetic property. Korsmeyer's aim is to explain our aesthetic appreciation of objects that afford a sense of being 'in touch with the past'. In this paper, I argue that genuineness cannot explain our appreciation of these objects. There is no aesthetic experience of the genuine.
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