Aesthetic Realism

2018 ◽  
pp. 51-78
Author(s):  
Michael C. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Aesthetic Realism

Accuracy, Authenticity, Fidelity: Aesthetic Realism, the “Deficit Model,” and the Public Understanding of Science

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Vidal
Keyword(s):  
Policy Design ◽  
Public Understanding Of Science ◽  
Public Understanding ◽  
Deficit Model ◽  
The Public ◽  
Historical Film ◽  
Cinematic Adaptation ◽  
Aesthetic Realism ◽  
Understanding Of Science ◽  
Aesthetic Criterion

Argument“Deficit model” designates an outlook on the public understanding and communication of science that emphasizes scientific illiteracy and the need to educate the public. Though criticized, it is still widespread, especially among scientists. Its persistence is due not only to factors ranging from scientists’ training to policy design, but also to the continuance of realism as an aesthetic criterion. This article examines the link between realism and the deficit model through discussions of neurology and psychiatry in fiction film, as well as through debates about historical movies and the cinematic adaptation of literature. It shows that different values and criteria tend to dominate the realist stance in different domains:accuracyfor movies concerning neurology and psychiatry,authenticityfor the historical film, andfidelityfor adaptations of literature. Finally, contrary to the deficit model, it argues that the cinema is better characterized by a surplus of meaning than by informational shortcomings.

scholarly journals Moral Realism, Aesthetic Realism, and the Asymmetry Claim

Ethics ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 129 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise Hanson
Keyword(s):  
Moral Realism ◽  
Aesthetic Realism ◽  
The Asymmetry

scholarly journals Perceptual Learning, the Mere Exposure Effect and Aesthetic Antirealism

Leonardo ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bence Nanay
Keyword(s):  
Perceptual Learning ◽  
Mere Exposure ◽  
Mere Exposure Effect ◽  
Aesthetic Value ◽  
Exposure Effect ◽  
Aesthetic Realism ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
Experimental Findings

It has been argued that some recent experimental findings about the mere exposure effect can be used to argue for aesthetic antirealism: the view that there is no fact of the matter about aesthetic value. The aim of this article is to assess this argument and point out that this strategy, as it stands, does not work. But we may still be able to use experimental findings about the mere exposure effect in order to engage with the aesthetic realism/antirealism debate. However, this argument would need to proceed very differently and would only support a much more modest version of aesthetic antirealism.

Aesthetic Realism and Emotional Qualities of Music

2005 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malcolm Budd
Keyword(s):  
Aesthetic Realism

scholarly journals Can Folk Aesthetics Ground Aesthetic Realism?

The Monist ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florian Cova ◽  
Nicolas Pain ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Aesthetic Realism

scholarly journals BEAUTY AND UGLINESS IN THE POETRY COLLECTION MAULĪDAL-DIBA' I BY ABDURRAHMAN AL-DIBA'I: A SIEGELIAN AESTHETICS PERSPECTIVE

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 890-899
Author(s):  
Fadlil Munawwar Manshur
Keyword(s):  
Arabian Peninsula ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Mental Experience ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Aesthetic Realism ◽  
The Mind ◽  
Language Text ◽  
Divine Beauty ◽  
Physical Beauty ◽  
Poetry Collection

Purpose: The formal objective of this study is to explore the beauty and ugliness contained within the poetry collection Maulīd Al-Diba'i, an Arabic-language text that conveys messages of beauty and ugliness in its verses. The material of this study is the poetry collection Maulīd Al-Diba'i, which was written by Imam Wajihuddin 'Abdur Rahman bin Muhammad bin 'Umar bin 'Ali bin Yusuf bin Ahmad bin 'Umar ad-Diba'ieasy-Syaibani al-Yamani az-Zabidiasy-Syafi'i (henceforth Abdur Rahman Al-Diba'i). Methodology: The current research is descriptive that explains the crux of poetry. For this purpose the poetry collection Maulīd Al-Diba' I was used and analysed. To achieve the objective analytical method was used. .Main Findings: Based on the analysis, it may be concluded that the poetry collection Maulīd Al-Diba'i is a work of Arabic-language Islamic literature that was influenced by the verses of the Qur'an and their beauty. The verses of Maulīd Al-Diba'i are conveyed through the language of prayers, hopes, and blessings. These prayers, hopes, and blessings contain within them their beauty, both at the surface and below it. The poet, Abdurrahman Al-Diba'i, readily conveys his prayers, hopes, and blessings by briefly retelling the story of the Prophet Muhammad's travels to spread Islam throughout the Arabian Peninsula. Implications/Applications: This article applies the theory of aesthetic realism, which contains within it two key concepts: physical beauty and divine beauty. Physical beauty is related to the perceptions of the senses, and is cognitive, cultural, and natural, whereas divine beauty is perceived through the mind and promotes awareness and mental experience. Novelty/Originality of this study: This research will uncover the facts that on what basis, in the poetry collection Maulīd Al-Diba'i, is there a dominant message of beauty that is expressed explicitly and opposed with a message of ugliness that is expressed implicitly. It will also add to literature explaining that the text Maulīd Al-Diba'i may be understood as a tool for satisfying the spiritual demands of readers and enabling them to contemplate their religion.

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