Central concepts of aesthetics - a proposal for their application

Scientific Essay from the year 1999 in the subject Philosophy - Practical (Ethics, Aesthetics, Culture, Nature, Right, ...), grade: none, , language: English, abstract: I. Prior attempts at sub-dividing aesthetic concepts II. Some preliminary questions: 1. How do we use the term 'Art'? 2. What is the difference between 'Art Object' and 'Aesthetic Object'? 3. If the 'aesthetic' and 'artistic' value of an artifact are not the same, what is their relevancy for original works OF of art and their perfect copies? 4. Can Art in spite of its dependency on the 'Art World' and on its recipients, contain generally valid meaning? III. The central concepts 'aesthetic - artistic - beautiful' IV. Intersections of the central concepts V. The nomenclature of Aesthetic Qualities, Experiences, and Objects VI. Summary in the form of suggestions (In: Acta Humanistica, Humanities S. No. 26, March 1999, 203-222)

Wolfgang Victor Ruttkowski, Jahrgang 1935, war nach einem Studium der Germanistik, Geschichte, Theaterwissenschaft, Psychologie und Sprechkunde viele Jahre als Professor in Canada, den USA und Japan tätig. Seit 2003 lebt er emeritiert in Kyoto. Seine Forschungsschwerpunkte liegen in der Ästhetik, Literaturtheorie und -didaktik, Gattungspoetik, Psychologie und Kunstpsychologie. In diesen Gebieten veröffentlichte Ruttkowski zahlreiche Bücher und Essays.