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Single Idea 18543

[filed under theme 2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 7. Status of Reason ]

Full Idea

The judgement of beauty makes a claim about its object, and can be supported by reasons. But the reasons do not compel the judgement and can be rejected without contradiction. So are they reasons or aren't they?

Gist of Idea

Do aesthetic reasons count as reasons, if they are rejectable without contradiction?

Source

Roger Scruton (Beauty: a very short introduction [2011], 1)

Book Ref

Scruton,Roger: 'Beauty: A Very Short Introduction' [OUP 2011], p.7


A Reaction

I suspect that what he is really referring to is evidence rather than reasons.


The 11 ideas from 'Beauty: a very short introduction'

Do aesthetic reasons count as reasons, if they are rejectable without contradiction? [Scruton]
Defining truth presupposes that there can be a true definition [Scruton]
The pleasure taken in beauty also aims at understanding and valuing [Scruton]
Maybe 'beauty' is too loaded, and we should talk of fittingness or harmony [Scruton]
Beauty (unlike truth and goodness) is questionable as an ultimate value [Scruton]
Natural beauty reassures us that the world is where we belong [Scruton]
Croce says art makes inarticulate intuitions conscious; rival views say the audience is the main concern [Scruton]
Art gives us imaginary worlds which we can view impartially [Scruton]
Beauty shows us what we should want in order to achieve human fulfilment [Scruton]
Prostitution is wrong because it hardens the soul, since soul and body are one [Scruton]
Beauty is rationally founded, inviting meaning, comparison and self-reflection [Scruton]