Full Idea
One aim of art is to present imaginary worlds, towards which we can adopt, as part of the integral aesthetic attitude, a posture of impartial concern.
Gist of Idea
Art gives us imaginary worlds which we can view impartially
Source
Roger Scruton (Beauty: a very short introduction [2011], 5)
Book Reference
Scruton,Roger: 'Beauty: A Very Short Introduction' [OUP 2011], p.90
A Reaction
It connects to the pleasure of watching people when they don't know they are being watched (such as watching the street from a restaurant window). Scruton's suggestion makes art resemble examples in philosophy. Cf the Frege-Geach problem in ethics.
Related Idea
Idea 2851 Emotivists find it hard to analyse assertions of moral principles, rather than actual judgements [Brink]