Aesthetic Knowledge - Robson, Jon (University of Nottingham)

Robson, Jon (University of Nottingham) Cambridge University Press 2025 Cambridge University Press 76

How do we arrive at aesthetic knowledge? This Element argues that aesthetic knowledge is both valuable and attainable, but canonical philosophical (and folk) views of how we attain it are mistaken. It surveys some recent arguments against the reliability of aesthetic perception and in favour of other, more social, sources of aesthetic knowledge.