Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 63 (1):27–32 (2005)
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The paper argues that an important class of aesthetic terms cannot be used as metaphors because it is impossible to commit a category mistake with them. It then uses this fact to provide a general definition of 'aesthetic property'.
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| Keywords | Aesthetic terms Metaphor Aesthetic properties |
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| DOI | 10.1111/j.0021-8529.2005.00178.x |
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On an Apparent Truism in Aesthetics.Paisley Nathan Livingston - 2003 - British Journal of Aesthetics 43 (3):260-278.
The Concept of an Aesthetic Property.Rafael DeClercq - 2002 - Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 60 (2):167–176.
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Explaining Beauty in Mathematics: An Aesthetic Theory of Mathematics.Ulianov Montano - 2013 - Dordrecht, Netherland: Springer.
Aesthetic Terms, Metaphor, and Categories: A Reply to De Clercq.Hanna Kim - 2015 - Philosophia 43 (4):1059-1066.
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