Grounding Ethics in Aesthetics

Authors

  • Rob van Gerwen Utrecht University (Editor-in-Chief)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58519/aesthinv.v4i2.11894

Keywords:

aesthics, Kant, ethics, aesthetics, art

Abstract

In this Editor’s column I suggest a more modern aesthetics, in order to fill in some of the promise the current Special Issue on The Birth of the Discipline has in store for us. I base my suggestion more on Kant and Aristotle, though.

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Published

2021-09-07

How to Cite

van Gerwen, Rob. 2021. “Grounding Ethics in Aesthetics”. Aesthetic Investigations 4 (2). Utrecht, NL:i-vi. https://doi.org/10.58519/aesthinv.v4i2.11894.