There Are No Purely Aesthetic Obligations

被引：14

作者：

Dyck, John ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Auburn Univ, Dept Philosophy, Auburn, AL 36849 USA

来源：

PACIFIC PHILOSOPHICAL QUARTERLY | 2021年 / 102卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.1111/papq.12346

中图分类号：

B [哲学、宗教];

学科分类号：

01 ; 0101 ;

摘要：

Do aesthetic reasons have normative authority over us? Could there be anything like an aesthetic 'ought' or an aesthetic obligation? I argue that there are no aesthetic obligations. We have reasons to act certain ways regarding various aesthetic objects - most notably, reasons to attend to and appreciate those objects. But, I argue, these reasons never amount to duties. This is because aesthetic reasons are merely evaluative, not deontic. They can only entice us or invite us - they can never compel us. Beauty gives us goods without shoulds.

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页码：592 / 612

页数：21

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