The “Aesthetic” between Experience and Social Critique

The “Aesthetic” between Experience and Social Critique

One of the main issues of aesthetics today is the heterogeneity of the concept of the “aesthetic” itself, which can dialectically lead to both enrichment and loss of meaning. Since experience is entangled in this dialectic, the aim of this paper is to focus on two important questions that concern th...

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Autor principal: Zerbinati, Giulia
Formato: Article ou chapitre numérique
Idioma:Anglais
Publicado em: European Journal of Pragmatism and American Philosophy 2025
Assuntos:
Experience
Pragmatism
Aesthetics
Critical Theory
Social Critique
Acesso em linha:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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spelling openedition-oai:revues.org:ejpap_4941 https://doi.org/10.4000/13t9t urn:doi:10.4000/13t9t en https://journals.openedition.org/ejpap/4941 2025-04-24T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/13t9t https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ The “Aesthetic” between Experience and Social Critique European Journal of Pragmatism and American Philosophy Associazione Pragma info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2036-4091 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/ejpap Zerbinati, Giulia Experience Pragmatism Aesthetics Critical Theory Social Critique One of the main issues of aesthetics today is the heterogeneity of the concept of the “aesthetic” itself, which can dialectically lead to both enrichment and loss of meaning. Since experience is entangled in this dialectic, the aim of this paper is to focus on two important questions that concern the aesthetic. First, how can the experiential dimension of the aesthetic be understood? And second, how could such experience be configured as an aesthetic comportment with a very critical task, that is, to critique society? These questions will be analysed by comparing John Dewey’s concept of pragmatism in Art as Experience to Theodor W. Adorno’s critical theory in Ästhetische Theorie. Although these thinkers use philosophically distinct methods, I will demonstrate that they both highlight the experiential dimension of the aesthetic, which functions as a form of social critique. Not only does this display how pragmatism can enter into dialogue with other philosophical traditions, but it also demonstrates how aesthetics and a critical reflection on society are two of the most fruitful fields for such dialogue.
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topic Experience
Pragmatism
Aesthetics
Critical Theory
Social Critique
spellingShingle Experience
Pragmatism
Aesthetics
Critical Theory
Social Critique
Zerbinati, Giulia
The “Aesthetic” between Experience and Social Critique
description One of the main issues of aesthetics today is the heterogeneity of the concept of the “aesthetic” itself, which can dialectically lead to both enrichment and loss of meaning. Since experience is entangled in this dialectic, the aim of this paper is to focus on two important questions that concern the aesthetic. First, how can the experiential dimension of the aesthetic be understood? And second, how could such experience be configured as an aesthetic comportment with a very critical task, that is, to critique society? These questions will be analysed by comparing John Dewey’s concept of pragmatism in Art as Experience to Theodor W. Adorno’s critical theory in Ästhetische Theorie. Although these thinkers use philosophically distinct methods, I will demonstrate that they both highlight the experiential dimension of the aesthetic, which functions as a form of social critique. Not only does this display how pragmatism can enter into dialogue with other philosophical traditions, but it also demonstrates how aesthetics and a critical reflection on society are two of the most fruitful fields for such dialogue.
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title The “Aesthetic” between Experience and Social Critique
title_short The “Aesthetic” between Experience and Social Critique
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